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autodyne definition

auto·dyne (ôt′ə dīn′)

adjective

designating or of a system of heterodyne radio reception in which a single tube serves both as oscillator and first detector

Etymology: auto- + dyne

noun

  1. an autodyne system
  2. an autodyne receiver

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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