whispering-gallery resonance
whispering-gallery resonance
[¦wis·pər·iŋ ‚gal·rē ¦rez·ən·əns] (physics)
A resonance that rises in the propagation of waves around the circumference of a circular structure when an integral number of wavelengths can fit into the circumference.
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