First Known Use: 1908
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1heterodyne
adjective het·ero·dyne \ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdīn, ˈhe-trə-\
Definition of HETERODYNE
: 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
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Origin of HETERODYNE
heter- + -dyne, modification of Greek dynamis power — more at dynamic
Rhymes with HETERODYNE
accipitrine, adamantine, adulterine, alexandrine, amaranthine, assembly line, attention line, Australian pine, Austrian pine, count palatine, die on the vine, elephantine, fall into line, fortified wine, graphic design, labyrinthine, lateral line, loblolly pine, Monterey pine, poverty line, production line, receiving line, Schleswig-Holstein, sweetheart neckline, top-of-the-line
2heterodyne
verb
heterodynedheterodyn·ing
Definition of HETERODYNE
transitive verb
: to combine (as a radio frequency) with a different frequency so that a beat is produced
First Known Use of HETERODYNE
1923
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