Lecher wires

or lecher wires

[ lekh-er ]

/ ˈlɛx ər /

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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.

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Origin of Lecher wires

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

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