demodulate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈmɒdʃəleɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin modulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or, -ārī Latin modulor ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English modulate English demodulate From de- + modulate.
Meanings
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To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.
In a radio transmitter you modulate the carrier wave; in the receiver you demodulate it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demodulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| demodulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| demodulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| demodulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
fr démoduler (undo the effects of modulation) · ca desmodular (undo the effects of modulation) · it demodulare (undo the effects of modulation) · ko 복조하다 (undo the effects of modulation) · pl demodulować (undo the effects of modulation) · de demodulieren (undo the effects of modulation) · pl zdemodulować (undo the effects of modulation)