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heterodyne

/hˈɛtɚədˌaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-dyne
IPA
/hˈɛtɚədˌaɪn/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat

noun

The beat so produced

noun

Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations

verb

To produce heterodyne interference in a radio

verb

To change the frequency of a signal by such a process

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -dyne English heterodyne From hetero- + -dyne.

Inflected Forms

heterodynes (plural) heterodynes (present, singular) heterodyning (participle, present) heterodyned (participle, past) heterodyned (past)

Derived Forms

autoheterodyne multiheterodyne superheterodyne

Phrases

self-heterodyne supersonic heterodyne receiver

Rhymes With

superheterodyne

Questions

How do you pronounce heterodyne?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛtɚədˌaɪn/.
What does heterodyne mean?
Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat
Where does heterodyne come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -dyne English heterodyne From hetero- + -dyne.

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