SUPERHETERODYNE


Meaning of SUPERHETERODYNE in English

[ ˌsu:pə'hɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)dʌɪn ]

■ adjective denoting or using a system of radio and television reception in which the receiver produces a tunable signal which is combined with the incoming signal to produce a predetermined intermediate frequency, on which most of the amplification is formed.

Origin

1920s: from supersonic + heterodyne .

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