"decoherer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: decoherers [plural]
Etymology: From decohere + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decohere|er|id2=agent noun}} decohere + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} decoherer (plural decoherers)
  1. A mechanism in early radios to tap the coherer, mechanically disturbing the particles to reset it to the high resistance state.

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