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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.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of superheterodyne1

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

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