heterodyne
adjective
het·ero·dyne
| \ ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdīn
, ˈhe-trə-\
, ˈhe-trə-\
Definition of heterodyne
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of or relating to the production of an electrical beat between two radio frequencies of which one usually is that of a received signal-carrying current and the other that of an uninterrupted current introduced into the apparatus
also
: of or relating to the production of a beat between two optical frequencies
heterodyne
verb
heterodyned;
heterodyning
Definition of heterodyne (Entry 2 of 2)
: to combine (something, such as a radio frequency) with a different frequency so that a beat is produced
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