crystal pickup

crystal pickup

noun
a phonograph pickup that generates an electric current as the stylus applies pressure to a piezoelectric crystal.
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crystal pickup

noun
a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal 
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