Defn: A device for restoring a coherer to its normal condition after it has been affected by an electric wave, a process usually accomplished by some method of tapping or shaking, or by rotation of the coherer.
DECOLLATE
De*col"late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decollated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decollating.] Etym: [L. decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de-
+ collum neck.]
Defn: To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate.
The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. Burke.
DECOLLATED
De*col"la*ted, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Decapitated; worn or cast off in the process of growth, as the apex of certain univalve shells.
DECOLLATION
De`col*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. decollatio: cf. F. décollation.]
1. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; — especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
2. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.
DECOLLETAGE
Dé`col`le*tage" (da`ko`l'*tazh), n. [F. See Décolleté.] (Costume)
Defn: The upper border or part of a décolleté corsage.