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coherer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English coherer From cohere + -er.

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Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: coherer — a detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers
  • Finnish: kohereeri — a detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers
  • French: cohéreur — a detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers
  • German: Fritter — a detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers
  • Italian: coesore — a detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers
  • Russian: коге́рер (kogérer) — a detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers