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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An early radio receiver using a crystal detector.

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  • 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.

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  • noun an early radio receiver using a crystal detector

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