Definitions for demodulatediˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•mod•u•latediˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt(v.t.)-lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to extract the original information-bearing signal from (a modulated carrier wave or signal).
Category: Telegraphy and Telephony
Origin of demodulate:
1920–25
de•mod′u•la`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
demodulate(verb)
extract information from a modulated carrier wave
Wiktionary
demodulate(Verb)
To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.
In a radio transmitter you modulate the carrier wave; in the receiver you demodulate it.
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