"superheterodyne" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /suːpəˈhɛt(ə)ɹədʌɪn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superheterodyne.wav
Etymology: From super- + heterodyne. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|heterodyne}} super- + heterodyne Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} superheterodyne (not comparable)
  1. (electronics) Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Electronics Derived forms: superhet, superheterodyne receiver
    Sense id: en-superheterodyne-en-adj-YQq8YsHL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Noun

IPA: /suːpəˈhɛt(ə)ɹədʌɪn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superheterodyne.wav Forms: superheterodynes [plural]
Etymology: From super- + heterodyne. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|heterodyne}} super- + heterodyne Head templates: {{en-noun}} superheterodyne (plural superheterodynes)
  1. A receiver of this kind.
    Sense id: en-superheterodyne-en-noun--vTlsEuo

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