superheterodyne
[ soo-per-het-er-uh-dahyn ]
/ ˌsu pərˈhɛt ər əˌdaɪn /
adjective
denoting, pertaining to, or using a method of processing received radio or video signals in which an incoming modulated wave is changed by the heterodyne process into a lower-frequency wave and then subjected to amplification and subsequent detection.
noun
a superheterodyne receiver.
Origin of superheterodyne
First recorded in 1920–25;
super(sonic) +
heterodyne
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