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het·er·o·dyne
heterodyne
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
definition: |
of or designating a merging or method of merging two frequencies such that the resulting frequency equals the sum of or difference between the two, often accomplished by the modification of an incoming signal by a receiver.
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
heterodynes, heterodyning, heterodyned |
definition: |
to combine frequencies in a heterodyne manner.
They have developed a receiver that heterodynes. |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to merge (two frequencies) so that the resulting frequency equals the sum of or difference between the two.
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