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to demodulate

to demodulate

9.9
To take the original signal from a radio or wireless wave
  • verb
  • /ˌdɛmɒdʒʊˈleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : demodular
  • To ensure clear communication, the system must demodulate the modulated wave accurately.
  • demodulated signal

Examples

  • In digital communications, the device first demodulates the incoming radio waves before processing the data.

  • Once the local oscillator is locked, the receiver begins searching the demodulated signal for segment sync symbols.

    Academic text (1999)

  • And the next step is then to demodulate this.

  • Well, if we demodulate the frequency, we can use it to triangulate and tag his base.

    Atlas (2024)

  • I mean, there's some ambient noise in the room and this will take a little bit of time to demodulate and get working.

  • The signal would then get demodulated on playback.

    Blog text (9)

  • This can be received at a distance of several meters by a specialized handheld device, which also demodulates the speech signal and presents it to the user.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The transducer indicator demodulates the output, providing a digital readout and a continuous analog output, eliminating the need for a separate oscillator/demodulator.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The set-top box demodulates the signal to recover the multiplexed digital streams, extracts the program of interest, and decodes the compressed audio and video for presentation.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The receiver demodulates the signal to retrieve the original audio message.

How Complete

to decode
51 3.8
to demodulate
  • Specialized
9.9
to receive
  • Specialized
271 2.2
to detect
763 3.2

Surface Forms

demodulate infinitive
demodulated past
demodulated past participle
demodulating present participle
demodulates third person singular

Morphology

demodulate = modulate (transparent) = de + modul + ate

For learners who know 'modulate', 'demodulate' is a regular reverse-process formation meaning to remove modulation or recover the original signal.

Etymology

Demodulate breaks into de- 'remove' and modulate 'change', the same root as the common word mode. So to demodulate is to 'remove the changes' from a signal to get the original information back, like unwrapping a package to find the message inside.