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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of autodyne1

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

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

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

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