Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crystal detector | Yes | No | No | No |
detector | Yes | No | No | No |
crystal detector (noun) | detector (noun) |
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a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier | any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner |
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity | |
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave |