(on″ŏ-mat″ŏ-poy-ē′sĭs )

(on″ŏ-mat″ŏ-pē′ă )

[Gr. onoma, stem onomat-, name + -poiesis,]

1. The formation of words that imitate the sounds with which they are associated, e.g., hiss, buzz.
2. In psychiatry, imitative words and sounds created by patients with schizophrenia.
onomatopoeiconomatopoietic (on″ŏ-mat″ŏ-pē′ik ) (on″ŏ-mat″ŏ-pō-et′ik ), adj.