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cat whisker

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cat whisker

–noun
1. Radio. a stiff wire forming one contact in a crystal detector and used for probing the crystal.
2. Electronics. any wire for making contact with a semiconductor.
Also called whisker.


Origin:
1910–15

cat's whisker

–noun
cat whisker.

Origin:
1910–15
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