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RECEIVING SET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
Synonyms:
radio; radio receiver; radio set; receiving set; tuner; wireless
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("receiving set" is a kind of...):
receiver; receiving system (set that receives radio or tv signals)
Meronyms (parts of "receiving set"):
amplifier (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)
detector (electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)
demodulator; detector (rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "receiving set"):
clock radio (a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically)
crystal set (an early radio receiver using a crystal detector)
heterodyne receiver; superhet; 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)
push-button radio (a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons)
Holonyms ("receiving set" is a part of...):
radio; wireless (a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves)
radio-gramophone; radio-phonograph (electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player)
