"demodulate" meaning in English

See demodulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈmɒdʃəleɪt/ [UK] Forms: demodulates [present, singular, third-person], demodulating [participle, present], demodulated [participle, past], demodulated [past]
Etymology: From de- + modulate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|modulate}} de- + modulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} demodulate (third-person singular simple present demodulates, present participle demodulating, simple past and past participle demodulated)
  1. To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation. Derived forms: demodulation, demodulator Translations (undo the effects of modulation): demodulieren (German), 복조하다 (bokjohada) (Korean)

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