Lecher wires

American

[lekh-er] / ˈlɛx ər /

Or lecher wires

plural noun

Electricity.

parallel wires of such length and terminations that the system will resonate, producing standing waves, if the frequency of the excitation is correct.

1925–30; named after E. Lecher (died 1926), Austrian physicist

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