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CRYSTAL SET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crystal set mean?
• CRYSTAL SET (noun)
The noun CRYSTAL SET has 1 sense:
1. an early radio receiver using a crystal detector
Familiarity information: CRYSTAL SET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An early radio receiver using a crystal detector
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crystal set" is a kind of...):
radio; radio receiver; radio set; receiving set; tuner; wireless (an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals)
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