LOCAL OSCILLATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does local oscillator mean? 

• LOCAL OSCILLATOR (noun)
  The noun LOCAL OSCILLATOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LOCAL OSCILLATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOCAL OSCILLATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

heterodyne oscillator; local oscillator

Hypernyms ("local oscillator" is a kind of...):

oscillator (generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current)

Holonyms ("local oscillator" is a part of...):

heterodyne receiver; superhet; superheterodyne receiver (a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified)