SINCE 1828
Quincke tube
noun
Quinc·ke tube
| \ˈkw|iŋkə-, ˈkv|\
Definition of Quincke tube
: a glass tube sounded like a bottle by blowing across its mouth and used for obtaining high notes in experiments on difference tones
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