Demodulator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  demodulator \demodulator\ n. (Electronics)
     An electronic device which extracts the modulation from a
     radio carrier wave, and outputs the original
     information-bearing signal.
  
     Syn: detector.


          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  demodulator
       n : rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
           [syn: {detector}]