Rayleigh disc
(US Rayleigh disk) Physics
noun
A lightweight disc suspended by a fine thread so that when it is placed at an angle to incident sound waves their intensity can be calculated from the measured torque on the disc.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Physical Review.
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