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SUPERHET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified
Synonyms:
heterodyne receiver; superhet; superheterodyne receiver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("superhet" is a kind of...):
radio; radio receiver; radio set; receiving set; tuner; wireless (an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals)
Meronyms (parts of "superhet"):
heterodyne oscillator; local oscillator (an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones)
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