superregenerativeadj.
/ˌsuːpərᵻˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv/, /ˌsjuːpərᵻˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv/, U.S. /ˌsupərriˈdʒɛnərədɪv/, /ˌsupərrəˈdʒɛnərədɪv/ Electronics.
Employing or characterized by superregeneration.
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superregenerative1922
1922 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 25/1 He [sc. E. H. Armstrong] told me about his new superregenerative circuit that he has completed, which will revolutionize radiophone reception by making it possible to get loudspeaking results, without any outside wires anywhere.
1948 M. Slurzberg & W. Osterheld Essent. Radio v. 232 Superregenerative detector circuits are used in light, compact, portable code receivers.
1965 Guardian 18 Jan. 16/3 The popular super-regenerative receiver..is the simplest and the cheapest on the market.
2001 S. Hong Wireless 192 Other important technological innovations—such as Armstrong's superheterodyne circuit, the superregenerative circuit, and frequency modulation (FM)—followed the oscillating audion.
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ˌsuperreˈgeneratively adv.
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superregeneratively1934
1934 Wireless Engineer 11 35/1 The receiver may be made to function super~regeneratively by increasing the s.g. voltage to the point of ‘squegging’.
1981 Brit. Patent 1,598,063 9/2 When, however, sensitising pulses are applied to raise the grid voltage..this valve oscillates superregeneratively.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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