English Explanatory Dictionary

crystal set

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

crystal set crystal sets

Synonyms

crystal radio crystal radio receiver cat's whisker receiver
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