heterodyne (adj.)

  1. of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations

    heterodyne (v.)

  1. 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

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