DEMODULATION

demodulation

(noun) (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

demodulation (countable and uncountable, plural demodulations)

The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.

A radio transmitter applies modulation to a carrier wave and the receiver applies demodulation to it to recover the message.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 September 2024

PROSODIC

(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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