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SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVER

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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 amplifiedplay

Synonyms:

heterodyne receiver; superhet; superheterodyne receiver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("superheterodyne receiver" 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 "superheterodyne receiver"):

heterodyne oscillator; local oscillator (an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones)

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