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crystal set

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
crys-tal set
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.

Inflected Forms

crystal sets (plural)

Synonyms

crystal radio crystal radio receiver cat's whisker receiver

Questions

What does crystal set mean?
An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.

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