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Definition of: superheterodyne
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′pər·het′ər·ə·dīn′) adjective Electronics
Pertaining to or designating a type of radio reception in which the modulated incoming signals have the frequency of their carrier waves changed to an intermediate (inaudible) frequency, and are then rectified to reproduce the original sounds.
—noun A radio receiving set for this method of reception. [<SUPER(SONIC) + HETERODYNE]
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