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amplitude-modulation detector
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A device for recovering information from an amplitude-modulated (AM) electrical signal. Such a signal is received, usually at radio frequency, with information impressed in one of ...
steam separator
Science; General science
A device for separating a mixture of the liquid and vapor phases of water. Steam separators are used in most boilers and may also be used in saturated steam lines to separate and ...
vibration machine
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A device for subjecting a system to controlled and reproducible mechanical vibration. Vibration machines, commonly called shake tables, are widely used in vibration measurement ...
atomic bomb
Science; General science
A device for suddenly producing an explosive neutron chain reaction in a fissile material such as uranium-235 ( 235 U) or plutonium-239 ( 239 Pu). In a wider sense, any explosive ...
electret transducer
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A device for the conversion of acoustical or mechanical energy into electrical energy, and vice versa, which utilizes a quasipermanently charged or polarized dielectric material ...
frequency-modulation detector
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A device for the detection or demodulation of a frequency-modulated (FM) wave. Frequency-modulation detectors operate in several ways. In one class of detector, known as a ...
turnbuckle
Science; General science
A device for tightening a rod or wire rope. Its parts are a sleeve with a screwed connection at one end and a swivel at the other or, more commonly, a sleeve with screwed ...
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