superregeneration

[soo-per-ri-jen-uh-rey-shuh n]

noun Electronics.

regeneration in which a signal is alternately amplified and quenched at a frequency slightly above the audible range to achieve high sensitivity with a single tube.

Origin of superregeneration

super- + regeneration

Related formssu·per·re·gen·er·a·tive

[soo-per-ri-jen-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] /ˌsu pər rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, adjective