"de-emphasis" meaning in English

See de-emphasis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diːˈɛmfəsɪs/ [UK] Forms: de-emphases [plural]
Etymology: de- + emphasis Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|emphasis}} de- + emphasis Head templates: {{en-noun|de-emphases}} de-emphasis (plural de-emphases)
  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. Categories (topical): Telecommunications
    Sense id: en-de-emphasis-en-noun-kSBb13Pu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 76 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 7 71 23 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. Categories (topical): Telecommunications
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deemphasis, deëmphasis [uncommon]

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Alternative forms

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