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CYMOSCOPE
Cy"mo*scope, n. [Gr. wave + -scope.] (Elec.)
Definition: Any device for detecting the presence of electric waves. The influence of electric waves on the resistance of a particular kind of electric circuit, on the magnetization of steel, on the polarization of an electrolytic cell, or on the electric condition of a vacuum has been applied in the various cymoscopes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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