SUPERHETERODYNE


Meaning of SUPERHETERODYNE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-pər-ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdīn, -ˈhe-trə- ]

adjective

Etymology: super sonic + heterodyne

Date: 1922

: used in or being a radio receiver in which an incoming signal is mixed with a locally generated frequency to produce an ultrasonic signal that is then rectified, amplified, and rectified again to reproduce the sound

• superheterodyne noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.