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crystal cartridge

crystal cartridge

[¦krist·əl ′kär‚trij]
(engineering acoustics)
A piezoelectric unit used with a stylus in a phonograph pickup to convert disk recordings into audio-frequency signals, or used with a diaphragm in a crystal microphone to convert sound waves into af signals.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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