autodyne

American

[aw-tuh-dahyn] / ˈɔ təˌdaɪn /

noun

Electronics.

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

autodyne British

/ ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪn /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of autodyne

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

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