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superheterodyne

UK/suːpəˈhɛt(ə)ɹədʌɪn/

superheterodyne adjective: pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique.

Adjective

superheterodyne (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique.
    • Approaching Louisville, the Tin Hind was almost swallowed up in the Great Ohio Flood (which preoccupied the radio news for days; I hung over my superheterodyne set) and he was unable to visit a new correspondent of Lovecraft's there.1937, Fritz Leiber, The Terror from the Depths

Noun

superheterodyne (plural superheterodynes)

  1. A receiver of this kind.

superheterodyne meaning in Tamil

superheterodyne in Tamil

மிகைப்பல்லடிப்புக்கருவி, மிகை பல்லினத்தைன்

Forms of superheterodyne

pluralsuperheterodynes

Origin of superheterodyne

From super- + heterodyne.

Words formed from superheterodyne

Phrases with superheterodyne

Questions about superheterodyne

What does superheterodyne mean?
Superheterodyne means pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique.
What is superheterodyne in Tamil?
Superheterodyne in Tamil is மிகைப்பல்லடிப்புக்கருவி, மிகை பல்லினத்தைன். See Superheterodyne meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is superheterodyne?
Superheterodyne can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce superheterodyne?
Superheterodyne is pronounced /suːpəˈhɛt(ə)ɹədʌɪn/ (UK).

Words near superheterodyne in the dictionary

  1. superheroine
  2. superheroines
  3. superheroism
  4. superheros
  5. superhet
  6. superheterodyne
  7. superheterodyne receiver
  8. superheterodyne receivers
  9. superheterodynes
  10. superhets
  11. superhierarchical

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