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noun
A container with an open hole or neck containing a column of compressible fluid (gas) and frequently used to attenuate a certain frequency, as to eliminate noise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Named for German physician and physicist Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz.
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