"envelope detector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: envelope detectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} envelope detector (plural envelope detectors)
  1. (electronics) An electronic circuit that takes a relatively high-frequency amplitude modulated signal as input and provides as output the demodulated envelope of the original signal. Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: peak detector

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