CAVITY RESONATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cavity resonator mean? 

• CAVITY RESONATOR (noun)
  The noun CAVITY RESONATOR has 1 sense:

1. a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves

  Familiarity information: CAVITY RESONATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAVITY RESONATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cavity resonator; resonating chamber; resonator

Hypernyms ("cavity resonator" is a kind of...):

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cavity resonator"):

body; soundbox (a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin))

soundboard; sounding board ((music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument)