cat's whisker

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Definitions of cat's whisker words

noun cat's whisker a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver 3
noun cat's whisker any wire used to make contact with a semiconductor 3
noun cat's whisker Radio. a stiff wire forming one contact in a crystal detector and used for probing the crystal. 1
noun cat's whisker Electronics. any wire for making contact with a semiconductor. 1
noun cat's whisker The wire that touches the crystal in a crystal radio. 0

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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