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compander
or com·pan·dor
[ kuhm-pan-der ]
/ kəmˈpæn dər /
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noun Electronics.
(in a communications path) a combination of a compressor at one point and an expander at another, the compressor reducing the volume of a signal and the expander restoring it.
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Origin of compander
Words nearby compander
compactor, compact video disc, compadre, compages, compagnie, compander, companding, compañera, compañero, compañia, companion
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British Dictionary definitions for compander
compander
/ (kəmˈpændə) /
noun
a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus
Word Origin for compander
C20: from com (pressor) + (ex) pander
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