1. (electronics) of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
   "The radio used a heterodyne detector to receive signals"

1. Combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
   "The radio engineer heterodyned the signals to produce the desired frequency"

Derived forms: heterodyned, heterodyning, heterodynes

Type of: combine, compound

Encyclopedia: Heterodyne