"de-emphasis" meaning in English

See de-emphasis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diːˈɛmfəsɪs/ [UK] Forms: de-emphases [plural], deemphasis [alternative], deëmphasis [alternative]
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  1. A reduction in emphasis.
    Sense id: en-de-emphasis-en-noun-MtibaWJS
  2. (telecommunications) A signal distortion, carried out at a receiver, in order to undo the effects of pre-emphasis at the transmitter.
    Sense id: en-de-emphasis-en-noun-kSBb13Pu Categories (other): Telecommunications, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 5 74 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 69 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 69 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 75 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 8 70 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 76 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 79 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 79 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 70 18 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
  3. (telecommunications) A reduction of the level of all bits except the first one after a transition.
    Sense id: en-de-emphasis-en-noun-4y5~FWyV Categories (other): Telecommunications Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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