English > wireless: 5 senses > noun 3, artifact| Meaning | An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals. |
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| Synonyms | radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner |
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| Part of | radio, wireless | A communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves |
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| radio-phonograph, radio-gramophone | electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player |
| Parts | amplifier | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it |
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| detector | electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity |
| detector, demodulator | rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave |
| Narrower | clock radio | A radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically |
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| crystal set | An early radio receiver using a crystal detector |
| heterodyne receiver, superheterodyne receiver, superhet | A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified |
| push-button radio | A radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons |
| Broader | receiver, receiving system | Set that receives radio or tv signals |
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| Spanish | aparato de radio, radio, radiorreceptor |
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| Catalan | aparell de ràdio, ràdio, radioreceptor |
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