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Resonator

noun

A hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves. Synonyms: cavity resonator, resonating chamber.

An electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude. Synonym: resonant circuit.

Any system that resonates.

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... air in the pipe which then produces a note. The operating air is forced across the sounding piece of metal from a bellows. The tube in which the thin sounding plate and the column of air vibrate acts as a resonator. The resulting sound depends upon various sizes of the producing parts. If the tube is quite long the sound is low in pitch. If the tube is short the sound is high. Stopping the end of the pipe or leaving it open alters the pitch. A stopped pipe gives ...

— Public Speaking • Clarence Stratton

... produced by a rapid vibration of electric make and break mechanism, which is often magnified by enclosure in a resonating chamber, resembling a bell, but which is not struck or touched by the vibrating parts. Sometimes a square wooden box is used as resonator. ...

— The Standard Electrical Dictionary - A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice - of Electrical Engineering • T. O'Conor Slone