heterodyne
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Definition of heterodyne
5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat
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adj
- (not-comparable)Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat
noun
- The beat so produced
- Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations
verb
- To produce heterodyne interference in a radio
- To change the frequency of a signal by such a process
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Etymology
From hetero- + -dyne.
Words you can make from heterodyne
200+ playable · top: THRENODY (15 pts)
Best play threnody 15 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
35 words- HOYDEN 13 pts
- ETHYNE 12 pts
- RHYTON 12 pts
- THEORY 12 pts
- THORNY 12 pts
- DEHORN 10 pts
- DEHORT 10 pts
- HEEDER 10 pts
- HENTED 10 pts
- HORNED 10 pts
- REDENY 10 pts
- REDEYE 10 pts
- RODNEY 10 pts
- TRENDY 10 pts
- YEETED 10 pts
- YONDER 10 pts
- ETHENE 9 pts
- HEREON 9 pts
- HERETO 9 pts
- HETERO 9 pts
- HORNET 9 pts
- NETHER 9 pts
- NOTHER 9 pts
- THRONE 9 pts
- DENOTE 7 pts
- NEEDER 7 pts
- REDONE 7 pts
- RENTED 7 pts
- RODENT 7 pts
- TENDER 7 pts
- TEREDO 7 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- RETENE 6 pts
- TEENER 6 pts
5-letter words
53 words- HYDRO 12 pts
- HENRY 11 pts
- HONEY 11 pts
- HORNY 11 pts
- DOETH 9 pts
- DORTY 9 pts
- DOYEN 9 pts
- HEDER 9 pts
- HONED 9 pts
- HORDE 9 pts
- NEEDY 9 pts
- NERDY 9 pts
- REDYE 9 pts
- REEDY 9 pts
- TOYED 9 pts
- TYNED 9 pts
- TYRED 9 pts
- ENTRY 8 pts
- ETHER 8 pts
- HERON 8 pts
- HONER 8 pts
- NORTH 8 pts
- ONERY 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- TEENY 8 pts
- THERE 8 pts
- THORN 8 pts
- THREE 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TONEY 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- YENTE 8 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- DONEE 6 pts
- DOTER 6 pts
- DRONE 6 pts
- ENDER 6 pts
- ERODE 6 pts
- NOTED 6 pts
- REDON 6 pts
- RONDE 6 pts
- TONED 6 pts
- TREED 6 pts
- TREND 6 pts
- TRODE 6 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
4-letter words
79 words- YODH 11 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- DENY 8 pts
- DORY 8 pts
- DOTH 8 pts
- DOTY 8 pts
- DYER 8 pts
- DYNE 8 pts
- EYED 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- HOED 8 pts
- OHED 8 pts
- RYND 8 pts
- TODY 8 pts
- YOND 8 pts
- EERY 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYER 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- EYRE 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- TONY 7 pts
- TORY 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TROY 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYNE 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- TYRO 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
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