demodulate
/dɪˈmɒdʃəleɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.
Example Sentences
- "In a radio transmitter you modulate the carrier wave; in the receiver you demodulate it."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin modulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or, -ārī Latin modulor ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English modulate English demodulate From de- + modulate.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪˈmɒdʃəleɪt/