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RAYLEIGH DISK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rayleigh disk mean?
• RAYLEIGH DISK (noun)
The noun RAYLEIGH DISK has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: RAYLEIGH DISK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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