Rayleigh disc

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noun

a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc

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This called the "disc abnormalities cause back pain thesis into question".
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But the fact is, people are reporting receiving the disc in the mail.
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The rim of the dawn behind them cut, with its flat, gold disc, straight down to the heart of the world.
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