intermodulation

noun

in·​ter·​mod·​u·​la·​tion ˌin-tər-ˌmä-jə-ˈlā-shən 

: 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

Examples of intermodulation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s also passive intermodulation, which comes up on the commercial side a lot because there are these very large antennas with kilowatts of power being generated. —IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2021

Maximum frequency and phase linearity are accomplished while keeping intermodulation distortion to vanishing levels. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

Then, through a series of simulations, Yan showed that an effect known as intermodulation distortion could have produced the AP sound. —IEEE Spectrum, 1 Mar. 2018

Very low harmonic and intermodulation distortion. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 May 2022

Crucially, this would explain why some victims heard a noise and others did not, as intermodulation distortion is highly localized. —Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intermodulation

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