HETERODYNE

heterodyne

(adjective) of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations

heterodyne

(verb) combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

heterodyne (not comparable)

Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat

Noun

heterodyne (plural heterodynes)

The beat so produced

Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations

Verb

heterodyne (third-person singular simple present heterodynes, present participle heterodyning, simple past and past participle heterodyned)

To produce heterodyne interference in a radio

To change the frequency of a signal by such a process

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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