superheterodyne

[ soo-per-het-er-uh-dahyn ]

adjective
  1. denoting, pertaining to, or using a method of processing received radio or video signals in which an incoming modulated wave is changed by the heterodyne process into a lower-frequency wave and then subjected to amplification and subsequent detection.

noun
  1. a superheterodyne receiver.

Origin of superheterodyne

1
First recorded in 1920–25; super(sonic) + heterodyne

Words Nearby superheterodyne

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