CRYSTAL DETECTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crystal detector mean? 

• CRYSTAL DETECTOR (noun)
  The noun CRYSTAL DETECTOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CRYSTAL DETECTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRYSTAL DETECTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

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)