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RAYLEIGH DISK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Rayleigh disk" is a kind of...):
radiometer (meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic))
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