spark transmitter

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   an early radio transmitter using a discharge across a spark gap as the source of its power

   Broaderradio transmitter

Questions about spark transmitter

What does spark transmitter mean?

spark transmitter means "an early radio transmitter using a discharge across a spark gap as the source of its power".

Is spark transmitter a common word?

spark transmitter is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.