overmodulation

[ oh-ver-moj-uh-ley-shuhn ]

nounRadio.
  1. excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.

Origin of overmodulation

1
First recorded in 1925–30; over- + modulation

Words Nearby overmodulation

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