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单词 cat whisker
释义

cat whisker

or cat's whisker


noun

Radio. a stiff wire forming one contact in a crystal detector and used for probing the crystal.
Electronics. any wire for making contact with a semiconductor.
Also called whisker.

Origin of cat whisker

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby cat whisker

catty-cornered, cattywampus, Catullus, CATV, catwalk, cat whisker, catworm, cat yawl, Cauca, Caucasia, Caucasian
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Example sentences from the Web for cat whisker

  • The free end of the cat-whisker wire is then adjusted so that it will rest lightly on the exposed part of the galena.

    The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins
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