intermodulation


in·ter·mod·u·la·tion

noun \-ˌmä-jə-ˈlā-shən\

Definition of INTERMODULATION

: the production in an electrical device of currents having frequencies equal to the sums and differences of frequencies supplied to the device or of their harmonics

Origin of INTERMODULATION

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1931

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