| NOUN | artifact | superhet, heterodyne receiver, superheterodyne receiver | a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified |
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| Meaning | A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified. | |
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| Synonyms | heterodyne receiver, superheterodyne receiver | |
| Parts | local oscillator, heterodyne oscillator | An oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones |
| Broader | radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless | An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals |
| Catalan | receptor superheterodí | |
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