| 单词 | cat's whisker |
| 释义 | > as lemmascat's whisker cat's whisker n. (also cat whisker) a fine adjustable copper or gold wire in a crystal wireless receiver or in certain types of electronic circuit (see also sense 13l). ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radio set > receiver > parts of coherer1894 radioconductor1897 barretter1903 cat's whisker1915 dial1922 radio dial1922 chassis1931 front end1938 1915 A. F. Collins Bk. Wireless 205 Adjust the wire until the pointed end presses on the crystal and you will have what is called a cat-whisker detector. 1923 Daily Mail 28 June 13 A crystal called ‘Radiocite’..used with a ‘cats-whisker’ contact, and the pressure necessary is extremely light. 1948 Electronic Engin. 20 354 The catswhiskers can be mounted in slots at the top of the copper base pins, using a dummy crystal..to align the tips of the wires. 1949 Electronic Engin. 21 448 Two IN34's will be required to provide the two cats-whiskers, leaving a spare crystal. < as lemmas |
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