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anticoherer

anticoherer noun: a device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this device increase its resistance several times.

Noun

anticoherer (plural anticoherers)

  1. (historical) A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this device increase its resistance several times.

Forms of anticoherer

pluralanticoherers

Origin of anticoherer

From anti- + coherer.

Questions about anticoherer

What does anticoherer mean?
Anticoherer means a device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this device increase its resistance several times.
What part of speech is anticoherer?
Anticoherer is a noun.
What is the plural of anticoherer?
The plural of anticoherer is anticoherers.

Words near anticoherer in the dictionary

  1. anticoeurs
  2. anticoffee
  3. anticognitive
  4. anticoherence
  5. anticoherent
  6. anticoherer
  7. anticoherers
  8. anticoincidence
  9. anticoincidences
  10. anticoincident
  11. anticold

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