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superheterodyne definition

super·het·ero·dyne (so̵̅o̅′pər het′ər ə dīn′)

adjective

designating or of a form of radio reception in which part of the amplification prior to demodulation is carried out at an intermediate supersonic frequency produced by beating the frequency of the received carrier waves with that of locally generated oscillations

Etymology: super(sonic) + heterodyne

noun

a radio set for this method of reception

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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