Complete Definition of "crystal set"

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Alternative forms
crystal radio

Noun
crystal set
wikipedia|crystal radio receiver
#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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