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Demodulator

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n. Any device that demodulates a signal

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An electronic device which extracts the modulation from a radio carrier wave, and outputs the original information-bearing signal.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

Word Usage

"The demodulator, which is designed specifically for the symbol-set used by the modulator, determines the phase of the received signal and maps it back to the symbol it represents, thus recovering the original data."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rectifier

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

detector