Syntonizer

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Syntonizer \Syn"to*niz`er\, n. (Physics)
     One that syntonizes; specif., a device consisting essentially
     of a variable inductance coil and condenser with a pair of
     adjustable spark balls, for attuning the time periods of
     antennae in wireless telegraphy (called also {syntonizing
     coil}).


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]