heterodyne oscillator

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   an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones

   Synonymslocal oscillator

   Broaderoscillator

   Part ofheterodyne receiver

Questions about heterodyne oscillator

What does heterodyne oscillator mean?

heterodyne oscillator means "an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones".

What is another word for heterodyne oscillator?

Close synonyms include local oscillator. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.