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View synonyms for intermediate frequency
intermediate frequency
noun
, Radio.
- the middle frequency in a superheterodyne receiver, at which most of the amplification takes place. : if
intermediate frequency
noun
- electronics the frequency to which the signal carrier frequency is changed in a superheterodyne receiver and at which most of the amplification takes place
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intermediate frequency1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
We provide a local oscillator of 270,000 cycles a second, receive by this “super-heterodyne” method which I have just described, and so obtain an intermediate frequency.
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