Kundt tube
noun
\ˈku̇nt-\
Definition of Kundt tube
: an acoustically resonating horizontal glass tube in which the standing-wave nodes are exhibited by the distribution of a fine powder and that is used to measure the velocity of sound in gases
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Origin and Etymology of kundt tube
after August Kundt †1894 German physicist
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