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crystal set
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crystal set
n.
An early radio receiver using a crystal detector.

crystal set
n
(Electronics) an early form of radio receiver having a crystal detector to demodulate the radio signals but no amplifier, therefore requiring earphones
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Noun1.crystal set - an early radio receiver using a crystal detector
radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, radio, wireless - an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals


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Groups from across the region chose the objects for display, created film installations and built crystal radios.
95 Hardcover UG485 Before the war, explains Thompson (mathematics and science, College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York), crystal radios were made by hand, one-by-one; by the end of the war, a full-fledged industry had blossomed to provide the US military with instant and communications.
James recalls that when the Brookville cinema opened, the inhabitants thought they had everything; some even had crystal radios with aerials on long poles.
 
 
 
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