autodyne

[ aw-tuh-dahyn ]
/ ˈɔ təˌdaɪn /

noun Electronics.

a type of heterodyne circuit containing a vacuum tube or transistor that acts simultaneously as a detector and oscillator.

Origin of autodyne

First recorded in 1915–20; auto-1 + dyne

Words nearby autodyne

autodermic graft, autodestruct, autodidact, autodidacticism, autodigestion, autodyne, autoecholalia, autoecious, autoecism, autoerotic, autoerotic asphyxia

Example sentences from the Web for autodyne

  • From this you will see that any regenerative set can be used for autodyne, or self-heterodyne, reception.

    The Radio Amateur's Hand Book |A. Frederick Collins

  • The connections for the autodyne, or self-heterodyne, receiving set are shown in Fig. 60.

    The Radio Amateur's Hand Book |A. Frederick Collins

British Dictionary definitions for autodyne

autodyne
/ (ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪn) /

adjective

electronics denoting or relating to an electrical circuit in which the same elements and valves are used as oscillator and detector