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demodulator

demodulator

8.5
A device that turns a radio or TV signal into sound and pictures
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛmədʒʊˈleɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : demodulador
  • It will be pre-attached to a subdermal receiving coil and demodulator.

So all right, first question, a modulator demodulator is more commonly known as what?

Examples

  • Finally, something comes out of the base band demodulator, which we hope is the same as what came out of the signal encoder.

  • So all right, first question, a modulator demodulator is more commonly known as what?

    WVFRM Podcast

  • Just as hard as getting the machine running was the problem of the demodulator.

    Blog text (9)

  • And so here the power transmitted required is higher, but the demodulator based on using an envelope detector is considerably simpler.

  • Each household typically pays an initial membership fee of $230 to help cover the cost of the antennae and demodulators.

    Academic text (1996)

  • He must've blown an anitromic demodulator! KIMBERLY (stunned)

    Fiction book (1995)

  • 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 transceiver 108 is also coupled to a combined modulator/demodulator 110 that couples the communications unit 102 to the processor 103.

    Blog text (15)

  • The new television requires a high-performance demodulator to receive digital broadcasts clearly.

  • After installing the demodulator, we were able to listen to radio stations without any interference.

Synonyms

detector
vsdemodulator
  • Specialized
52 4.4

An electronic part that turns radio waves into sound

is a device used in radio and television receivers with broader scope

How Complete

tuner
  • Specialized
5 4.4
decoder
  • Specialized
1 5.5
demodulator
  • Specialized
8.5
receiver
112 3.4
antenna
  • US
96 3.7

Surface Forms

demodulator singular
demodulators plural

Morphology

demodulator = demodulate (transparent) = de + modulate + or

The suffix '-or' regularly forms an instrument noun meaning a device that performs the action of 'demodulate'.

Etymology

The word demodulator breaks into de- ('remove' or 'reverse') and modulate ('change a signal') and is related to the familiar name modem. So a demodulator 'removes' the changes put on a radio or phone signal to get back the original sound or data.