autodyne

[ aw-tuh-dahyn ]

noun

, Electronics.

1. a type of heterodyne circuit containing a vacuum tube or transistor that acts simultaneously as a detector and oscillator.

autodyne

/ ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪn /

adjective

1. electronics denoting or relating to an electrical circuit in which the same elements and valves are used as oscillator and detector

Word History and Origins

Origin of autodyne¹

First recorded in 1915–20; auto- ¹ + dyne

Example Sentences

The connections for the autodyne, or self-heterodyne, receiving set are shown in Fig. 60.

From Project Gutenberg

From this you will see that any regenerative set can be used for autodyne, or self-heterodyne, reception.

From Project Gutenberg