Manual of Wireless Telegraphy for the Use of Naval Electricians |
Common terms and phrases
absolute units acid adjustment aerial alternating current ampere armature battery bodies break called cell centimeters closed circuit coherer coil conductor coupling cuit current in A B decoherer decrease depends dielectric strength direction discharge distance effect electric charges electric current electric waves electrical length electrified electro-magnet electrolyte electrolytic detector energy equal ether waves farad feet foot-pounds frequency glass inches increase inductively connected installed insulators iron lines of force magnetic field magnetic force maximum messages microhenrys movement natural wave length number of turns ohms open circuit oscillating circuit parallel period plates points pole position primary produced radiating rat-tail receiving circuits relay resistance resonance self-induction sending circuits sending key ship shown in fig signals spark gap straight wire telephone tion transformer tube tuning variable condensers varies vessel vibrations voltage volts wave length wave meter wave train wireless telegraph stations wireless telegraphy