English adjective: heterodyne | |||
1. | heterodyne of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations | ||
Domain category | electronics | ||
English verb: heterodyne | |||
1. | heterodyne (contact) combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | combine, compound | ||