1. past tense of heterodyne; combined two radio frequencies to produce a third frequency that is the difference between them
Usage: electronics; radio engineering

Examples

• The engineer heterodyned the incoming signal with a local oscillator.
• Two frequencies were heterodyned to create an intermediate frequency.
• The radio receiver heterodyned the broadcast signal for better processing.
• They heterodyned the signals to convert them to a lower frequency.
• The superheterodyne circuit heterodyned multiple frequencies simultaneously.