autodyne

noun

au·​to·​dyne

plural -s

: a special heterodyne in which the auxiliary current is generated in the device used for rectification

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary aut- + dyne

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

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