| 单词 | quenched gap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquenched gap quenched gap n. (now historical) a spark gap, esp. in a radio transmitter, designed so that the spark is extinguished mechanically soon after it begins. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radio set > spark or gap quenched spark1910 quenched gap1914 1914 Washington Post 22 Nov. 5/3 The signal corps of the district is using both the rotary and the quenched gap outfits. 1927 O. F. Brown Elem. Radio Communication iv. 53 The two methods most frequently employed for quenching are either the use of a rotating spark gap or a specially designed spark gap known as the ‘quenched gap’. 2001 Sea Breezes 75 326/1 The hiss of the radio frequency energy in the quenched gap, blue sparks and the smell of ozone. This was the type of transmitter which had gone to sea on the Titanic. < as lemmas |
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