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preemphasis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prē em′fə sis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pre•em•pha•sis  (prē em′fə sis),USA pronunciation n. [Electronics.]
  1. Electronicsa process of increasing the amplitude of certain frequencies relative to others in a signal in order to help them override noise, complemented by deemphasis before final reproduction of the signal being received.
Also, pre-em′pha•sis. Also called emphasis, predistortion, preequalization. 
  • pre- + emphasis 1940–45

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