autodyne

[aw-tuh-dahyn]

noun Electronics.

a type of heterodyne circuit containing a vacuum tube or transistor that acts simultaneously as a detector and oscillator.

Origin:
1915–20; auto-¹ + dyne

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autodyne (ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪn)

—*adj*
	electronics denoting or relating to an electrical circuit in which the same elements and valves are used as oscillator and detector

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