ALL meanings of heterodyne
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H h - noun heterodyne Of or relating to the production of a lower frequency from the combination of two almost equal high frequencies, as used in radio transmission. 1
- adjective heterodyne noting or pertaining to a method of changing the frequency of an incoming radio signal by adding it to a signal generated within the receiver to produce fluctuations or beats of a frequency equal to the difference between the two signals. 1
- verb without object heterodyne to produce a heterodyne effect. 1
- verb with object heterodyne to mix (a frequency) with a different frequency so as to achieve a heterodyne effect. 1
- noun heterodyne The beat so produced. 0
- noun heterodyne Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations. 0
- verb heterodyne To produce heterodyne interference in a radio. 0
- verb heterodyne To change the frequency of a signal by such a process. 0
- adjective heterodyne Of, two oscillations, having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat. 0
- verb heterodyne to combine by intermodulation (two alternating signals, esp radio signals) to produce two signals having frequencies corresponding to the sum and the difference of the original frequencies 0
- adjective heterodyne produced by, operating by, or involved in heterodyning two signals 0
- adjective heterodyne designating or of the combination of two different radio frequencies to produce beats whose frequencies are equal to the sum or difference of the original frequencies 0
- intransitive verb heterodyne to combine two different frequencies so as to produce beats 0