Heterodyne Definition & Meaning
heterodyne
- adjective
- of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
- 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
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- What does heterodyne mean?
- of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations 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
- What part of speech is heterodyne?
- Heterodyne is an adjective and a verb.
- How many definitions does heterodyne have?
- Heterodyne has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).