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preemphasis

preemphasis noun: amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio.

Noun

preemphasis (uncountable)

  1. Amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio.

Origin of preemphasis

From pre- + emphasis.

Questions about preemphasis

What does preemphasis mean?
Preemphasis means amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio.
What part of speech is preemphasis?
Preemphasis is a noun.

Words near preemphasis in the dictionary

  1. preeminences
  2. preeminency
  3. preeminent
  4. preeminently
  5. preeming
  6. preemphasis
  7. preemploy
  8. preemployed
  9. preemploying
  10. preemployment
  11. preemploys

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