CRYSTAL DETECTOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crystal detector" is a kind of...):

detector (electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)

Meronyms (parts of "crystal detector"):

crystal (a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices)

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