envelope detector

noun

An electronic circuit that takes a relatively high-frequency amplitude modulated signal as input and provides as output the demodulated envelope of the original signal.

Similar
peak detector
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Meanings

nounenvelope detector (plural envelope detectors)

plural envelope detectors

  1. businessAn electronic circuit that takes a relatively high-frequency amplitude modulated signal as input and provides as output the demodulated envelope of the original signal.

    Synonyms: peak detector

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electronic circuit that takes a relatively high-frequency amplitude modulated signal as input and provides as output the demodulated envelope of the original signal.

Similar
peak detector
Also see
peak detector
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