coherer

[ koh-heer-er, -her- ]

/ koʊˈhɪər ər, -ˈhɛr- /

noun

a person or thing that coheres.

Radio. a device usually used in detecting radio waves, as a tube filled with a conducting substance in granular form, whose electrical resistance increases when struck by radio waves.

Origin of coherer

First recorded in 1890–95; cohere + -er¹

Words nearby coherer

coherence, coherence theory, coherent, coherent control, coherent light, coherer, cohesion, cohesionless soil, cohesive, cohesive soil, Cohn

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Example sentences from the Web for coherer

The coherer may be said to resemble an engine-driver, and the “relay” an engine.
The Romance of Modern Invention|Archibald Williams
We are now in a position to examine the apparatus of which a coherer forms part (Fig. 61).
How it Works|Archibald Williams
The sensitiveness of the coherer depends on the electromotive force put in the galvanometer circuit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2|Various
The method of using the coherer to detect electric pulses is not due, however, to Marconi.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, November 1899|Various

The electric waves weld the filings in the coherer, and this closes the first circuit.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns

British Dictionary definitions for coherer

coherer

/ (kəʊˈhɪərə) /

noun

physics an electrical component formerly used to detect radio waves, consisting of a tube containing loosely packed metal particles. The waves caused the particles to cohere, thereby changing the current through the circuit

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单词	coherer
释义	coherer [ koh-heer-er, -her- ] / koʊˈhɪər ər, -ˈhɛr- / noun a person or thing that coheres. Radio. a device usually used in detecting radio waves, as a tube filled with a conducting substance in granular form, whose electrical resistance increases when struck by radio waves. Origin of coherer First recorded in 1890–95; cohere + -er¹ Words nearby coherer coherence, coherence theory, coherent, coherent control, coherent light, coherer, cohesion, cohesionless soil, cohesive, cohesive soil, Cohn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coherer The coherer may be said to resemble an engine-driver, and the “relay” an engine. The Romance of Modern Invention\|Archibald Williams We are now in a position to examine the apparatus of which a coherer forms part (Fig. 61). How it Works\|Archibald Williams The sensitiveness of the coherer depends on the electromotive force put in the galvanometer circuit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2\|Various The method of using the coherer to detect electric pulses is not due, however, to Marconi. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, November 1899\|Various The electric waves weld the filings in the coherer, and this closes the first circuit. The Story of Great Inventions\|Elmer Ellsworth Burns British Dictionary definitions for coherer coherer / (kəʊˈhɪərə) / noun physics an electrical component formerly used to detect radio waves, consisting of a tube containing loosely packed metal particles. The waves caused the particles to cohere, thereby changing the current through the circuit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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