intermodulation

American  

[in-ter-moj-uh-ley-shuhn, -mod-yuh-] / ˌɪn tərˌmɒdʒ əˈleɪ ʃən, -ˌmɒd yə- /

noun

1. the production in an electrical device of frequencies that are the sums or differences of frequencies of different inputs or of their harmonics.

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intermodulation British  

/ ˈɪntəˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. electronics

   1. interaction between two signals in electronic apparatus such that each affects the amplitude of the other

   2. ( as modifier )

      intermodulation distortion

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Etymology

Origin of intermodulation

First recorded in 1930–35; inter- + modulation

Example Sentences

FWM: Four-wave mixing, an intermodulation phenomenon in nonlinear optics that will never be understood by .

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2015

The receiver specifications are excellent, offering more than an 80-dB performance margin for adjacent channel selectivity, intermodulation rejection and residual noise.

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