Quincke tube

noun

Quinc·​ke tube

ˈkw|iŋkə-,

ˈkv|

: a glass tube sounded like a bottle by blowing across its mouth and used for obtaining high notes in experiments on difference tones

Word History

Etymology

after George H. Quincke †1924 German physicist

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