parametric amplifier


noun Electronics.

a device, as an electron tube or transistor, that amplifies a high-frequency input signal by sinusoidally varying the reactance of the circuit.

Origin of parametric amplifier

First recorded in 1955–60

British Dictionary definitions for parametric amplifier

parametric amplifier

noun

a type of high-frequency amplifier in which energy from a pumping oscillator is transferred to the input signal through a circuit with a varying parameter, usually a varying reactance