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coherer
coherer (kəʊˈhɪərə) n (General Physics) 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 circuitTranslationscoherer
coherer[kō′hir·ər] (electricity) A cell containing a granular conductor between two electrodes; the cell becomes highly conducting when it is subjected to an electric field, and conduction can then be stopped only by jarring the granules. |