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- [soo-per-het-er-uh-dahyn]
- /ˌsu pərˈhɛt ər əˌdaɪn/
- /ˌsuː.pərˈ.he.tə.rə.ˌdaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-per-het-er-uh-dahyn]
- /ˌsu pərˈhɛt ər əˌdaɪn/
Definitions of superheterodyne word
- adjective superheterodyne denoting, pertaining to, or using a method of processing received radio or video signals in which an incoming modulated wave is changed by the heterodyne process into a lower-frequency wave and then subjected to amplification and subsequent detection. 1
- noun superheterodyne a superheterodyne receiver. 1
- noun superheterodyne radio, applied to reception in which oscillations of slightly different frequency are imposed on the received oscillations, producing beats of a frequency above audio- frequency which are easily amplified 0
- adjective superheterodyne designating or of a form of radio reception in which part of the amplification prior to demodulation is carried out at an intermediate supersonic frequency produced by beating the frequency of the received carrier waves with that of locally generated oscillations 0
- noun superheterodyne a radio set for this method of reception 0
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Origin of superheterodyne
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; super(sonic) + heterodyne
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Parts of speech for Superheterodyne
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
superheterodyne popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
superheterodyne usage trend in Literature
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