English
acoustophoresis
From acousto- + phoresis.
Formed from acousto- + phoresis
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’
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Ancient Greek ἀκούω ‘to hear’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός ‘of or for hearing’
Medieval Latin acousticus
English acoustic
English acousto-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘carry’
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Proto-Hellenic *pʰoréyō
Ancient Greek φέρω ‘to bear, carry’
Ancient Greek φορέω ‘I bear’
Ancient Greek φόρεσις ‘the act of bearing’
English phoresis
Today it means
noun acoustic levitation; a method for suspending matter in a medium by using acoustic radiation pressure from intense sound waves in the medium
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acoustophoresis