autoheterodynen.adj.
/ˌɔːtəʊˈhɛt(ə)rədʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈhɛdərəˌdaɪn/, /ˌɔdoʊˈhɛdərəˌdaɪn/, /ˌɑdəˈhɛdərəˌdaɪn/, /ˌɑdoʊˈhɛdərəˌdaɪn/ Electronics. Now rare.
A. n.
A heterodyne receiver or circuit in which the part used for the detection of the signal also functions as the local oscillator; = autodyne n.
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autoheterodyne1916
autodyne1919
oscillator circuit1920
preselector1927
1916 Proc. IRE 4 259 The oscillating audion, or auto-heterodyne, has been found to have from 500 to 1000 times the sensitiveness of the electrolytic detector.
1976 Cryogenics 16 613/1 An autoheterodyne can work satisfactorily in this case for frequencies < 30 MHz.
B. adj.
Designating a receiver or circuit of this kind; (also) utilizing or relating to such a receiver or circuit; = autodyne adj.
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society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [adjective] > method of receiving or detecting signal
heterodyne1908
autodyne1918
autoheterodyne1919
superheterodyne1920
neutrodyning1924
superhet1926
homodyne1928
frequency shift1944
1919 R. Stanley Text-bk. Wireless Telegr. (new ed.) II. viii. 142 This method is generally known as the Auto-heterodyne or Autodyne method.
1987 Jrnl. of Lightwave Technol. 5 618/1 (caption) Autoheterodyne linewidth measurement of a backscatter line narrowed laser.
2017 IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory & Techniques 65 1368/2 Frequency noises are measured with an autoheterodyne setup.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.adj.1916