- spark gap
- noun Date: 1889 a space between two high-potential terminals (as of an induction coil or spark plug) through which pass discharges of electricity; also a device having a spark gap
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spark gap — n. a space between two electrodes through which a spark discharge may take place … English World dictionary
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Spark-gap transmitter — A spark gap transmitter is a device for generating radio frequency electromagnetic waves. These devices served as the transmitters for most wireless telegraphy systems for the first three decades of radio (1887 ndash;1916) and the first… … Wikipedia
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