crystal sets

A form of crystal set — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of crystal set
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