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heterodyne

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛtərəʊˌdaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(het′ər ə dīn′)

Inflections of 'heterodyne' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

heterodynes: v 3rd person singular

heterodyning: v pres p

heterodyned: v past

heterodyned: v past p

het•er•o•dyne (het′ər ə dīn′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -dyned, -dyn•ing. [Radio.]
adj.

Radio and Televisionnoting or pertaining to a method of changing the frequency of an incoming radio signal by adding it to a signal generated within the receiver to produce fluctuations or beats of a frequency equal to the difference between the two signals.

v.i.

Radio and Televisionto produce a heterodyne effect.

v.t.

Radio and Televisionto mix (a frequency) with a different frequency so as to achieve a heterodyne effect.

Greek dýnamis power
hetero- + -dyne 1905–10

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heterodyne /ˈhɛtərəʊˌdaɪn/ vb

to combine by intermodulation (two alternating signals, esp radio signals) to produce two signals having frequencies corresponding to the sum and the difference of the original frequencies
See also superheterodyne receiver

adj

produced by, operating by, or involved in heterodyning two signals

'heterodyne' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

hetero- - superheterodyne receiver - autodyne - superheterodyne

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