cymoscopen.
/ˈsʌɪməskəʊp/ Disused.
A wave-detecting device used in wireless telegraphy; any device that serves as a detector of electromagnetic waves.
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wave-detector1905
cymoscope1906
1906 J. A. Fleming Princ. Electr. Wave Telegr. vi. 353 It seems desirable to possess a term..which shall connote all the forms of electric wave-detecting device, and the word cymoscope has been suggested by the author.
1924 Harmsworth's Wireless Encycl. 639/1 One of the earliest forms of cymoscope to be used was the Hertz tuned loop.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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