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cat's whisker

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noun
  1. cat whisker.
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Origin of cat's whisker

First recorded in 1910–15

cat whisker

or cat's 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.
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Origin of cat whisker

First recorded in 1910–15
Also called whisker.
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British Dictionary definitions for cat's whisker

cat's whisker

noun
  1. a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
  2. any wire used to make contact with a semiconductor
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