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envelope detector

envelope detector noun: an electronic circuit that takes a relatively high-frequency amplitude modulated signal as input and provides as output the demodulated envelope of the original signal.

Noun

envelope detector (plural envelope detectors)

  1. An electronic circuit that takes a relatively high-frequency amplitude modulated signal as input and provides as output the demodulated envelope of the original signal.
    Synonyms:
    peak detector

Synonyms of envelope detector

Forms of envelope detector

pluralenvelope detectors

Questions about envelope detector

What does envelope detector mean?
Envelope detector means an electronic circuit that takes a relatively high-frequency amplitude modulated signal as input and provides as output the demodulated envelope of the original signal.
What part of speech is envelope detector?
Envelope detector is a noun.
What is the plural of envelope detector?
The plural of envelope detector is envelope detectors.

Words near envelope detector in the dictionary

  1. envelograms
  2. envelop
  3. envelopathies
  4. envelopathy
  5. envelope
  6. envelope detector
  7. envelope detectors
  8. envelope paradox
  9. envelope stuffer
  10. envelope stuffers
  11. envelope-stuffer

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