"autocorrelator" meaning in All languages combined

See autocorrelator on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: autocorrelators [plural]
Etymology: auto- + correlator Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|correlator}} auto- + correlator Head templates: {{en-noun}} autocorrelator (plural autocorrelators)
  1. (electronics) A device that modifies a signal with a delayed copy of itself in order to detect any periodic signal hidden in the noise Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-autocorrelator-en-noun-EOSy0WPc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 60 40 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (electronics) A device that uses interferometry to detect autocorrelation of optical beams Categories (topical): Electronics

Inflected forms

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