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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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