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resonant cavity

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noun

  1. another name for cavity resonator

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Using their funding, the team assembled a compact experimental setup centered on a resonant cavity made from highly conductive materials.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

When the cavity resonance matched the WS2 emission band, the light output increased by about 20 times compared to the least resonant cavity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

The resonant cavity increases the local optical density of states and helps emitted light escape more efficiently.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

The experimental RF resonant cavity thruster, or ‘EMDrive’.

From Nature • Mar. 20, 2018

It consists of a frame or vessel forming a resonant cavity, over one or both ends of which is stretched a skin or vellum set in vibration by direct percussion of hand or stick.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

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