harmonograph

noun

Etymology

From harmony + -o- + -graph.

  1. derived from *h₂er- — “to join, fit, fix together
  2. derived from ἁρμονία — “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds
  3. derived from harmonia
  4. derived from harmonie,armonie
  5. derived from armonye
  6. formed as harmonograph — “harmony + -o- + -graph

Definitions

  1. A mechanical device that uses a combination of pendulums to generate an image based on…

    A mechanical device that uses a combination of pendulums to generate an image based on Lissajous curves.

The neighborhood

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