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parametric amplifier
noun
, Electronics.
- a device, as an electron tube or transistor, that amplifies a high-frequency input signal by sinusoidally varying the reactance of the circuit.
parametric amplifier
noun
- a type of high-frequency amplifier in which energy from a pumping oscillator is transferred to the input signal through a circuit with a varying parameter, usually a varying reactance
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Origin of parametric amplifier1
First recorded in 1955–60
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