demodulate

[ dee-moj-uh-leyt ]
/ diˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object), de·mod·u·lat·ed, de·mod·u·lat·ing.

Telecommunications. to extract the original information-bearing signal from a modulated carrier wave or signal; detect.

Origin of demodulate

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + modulate

OTHER WORDS FROM demodulate

de·mod·u·la·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for demodulate

demodulate
/ (diːˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt) /

verb

to carry out demodulation on (a wave or signal)

Derived forms of demodulate

demodulator, noun