phonocamptic
English
Etymology
From phono- + Ancient Greek κάμπτω (kámptō, “to bend”) + -ic. Compare French phonocamptique.
Adjective
phonocamptic (not comparable)
- (obsolete) reflective of sound.
- 1786, William Derham, Derham's Physico and Astro Theology:
- […] magnifying the sound by the polyphonisms or repercussions of the rocks, caverns, and other phonocamptic objects below in the mount.
See also
References
- “phonocamptic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.