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het·ero·dyne
I. \ˈhed.ərəˌdīn, ˈhetər-, ˈhe.tr-\ adjective
Etymology: heter- + dyne
: of or relating to the production of an electrical beat between two radio frequencies one of which usually is that of a received signal-carrying current and the other that of an uninterrupted current introduced into the apparatus — compare superheterodyne
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to combine (a radio frequency) with a different frequency so that a beat is produced
< a low value of signal frequency (generally about 100 kc), which is subsequently multiplied and heterodyned to produce the desired carrier frequency — Radio Corp. of American Review > |