English words for 'modulated by two signals'
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- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- run on a block system
- shape into a block or blocks
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
noun
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- (computing, social media) A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
verb
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
- crush or bruise
- block passage through
- get stuck and immobilized
- push down forcibly
- press tightly together or cram
- crowd or pack to capacity
- (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
- (basketball) To dunk.
- To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
- (Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out.
- To render something unable to move.
- (colloquial) To be of high quality (especially for music).
- To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
- To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
- (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
- To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
- (nautical, transitive) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
- (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
noun
- preserve of crushed fruit
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- a dense crowd of people
- deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
- (mining) Alternative form of jamb.
- (slang) Something enjoyable; a delightful situation or outcome.
- (slang) Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
- (countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
- (countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
- (countable) A difficult situation.
- (countable, by extension, informal) A song; a track.
- (countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
- (countable, slang) That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
- (UK, slang) Luck.
- (countable, climbing) Any of several manoeuvres requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
- (Australia) The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber.
- (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
- (countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
- (countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
- (Canada, slang) Balls, bollocks, courage, machismo.
- (less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
verb
- (signal processing) To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal.
- (transitive) To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
- (category theory, of a morphism) to precompose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism.
- (intransitive, sports) To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
- (underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- compensate; make the score equal
noun
- a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
- A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
- an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction
- (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
- a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
- a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
- a person who delivers the mail
- a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
- a boy who delivers newspapers
- (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others
- someone whose employment involves carrying something
- a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
- Ellipsis of aircraft carrier.
- (telecommunications) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
- (art, manufacturing) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
- (physics, electronics) A charge carrier.
- A person or object that carries someone or something else.
- (UK) Ellipsis of carrier bag.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship designed to carry starfighters
- (aviation) A certified airline.
- A movable piece in a planetary gear train.
- A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
- A carrier pigeon.
- A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
- (genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
- A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
- (chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
- A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
- (especially automotive) Part of a differential gear assembly that holds gears and their bearings.
verb
- (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- To stop a flow or stream.
- (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
- (military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
- To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- To prevent publication.
- (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
- lessen to the point of stopping
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- bring under control by force or authority
- put out of one's consciousness
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
verb
- Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
- (transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
- (transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
- (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
- (transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
- (transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
- cover as if with a blanket
- form a blanket-like cover (over)
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noun
- A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
- A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
- A covering layer of anything.
- A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
- a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- anything that covers
noun
- communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- a movie theater that has several different auditoriums in the same building
- A cineplex.
- A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.
- A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
- (television) A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium.
- (juggling) A throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
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- (electronics, communication) Initialism of channel-associated signalling.
- (computing, uncountable) Initialism of compare and swap.
- (aviation) Initialism of calibrated airspeed.
- (military, aviation) Acronym of close air support.
- (organisation) Initialism of complex adaptive system.
- (mathematics, computing) Initialism of computer algebra system.
- (aviation) Acronym of collision avoidance system.
- Initialism of cowboy action shooting.
- (military) Initialism of combat armor suit, used for a powered, armed and armored exoskeleton, in fiction and military research.
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- (law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
- (computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
- Another name; especially, an assumed name.
- (signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
- a name that has been assumed
noun
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- medium for communication
- a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
- (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
- (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
- (Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
- (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
- (countable) Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.
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- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- someone who tunes a musical instrument
- The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
- (entertainment industry, informal) A musical.
- A person who tunes a piano or organ.
- On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
- A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
noun
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- medium for communication
- a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
- transmission by radio waves
- (uncountable) The medium of radio communication.
- (uncountable, networking) A wireless connectivity to a computer network.
adj
verb
- respond to a signal
- react to a stimulus or command
- understand the meaning of
- give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
- give the correct answer or solution to
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
- match or correspond
- be liable or accountable
- react verbally
- (law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
- (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
- (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
- To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
- To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
- To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
- (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
- (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
- To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
- To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
noun
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- the speech act of replying to a question
- the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’ (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- a nonverbal reaction
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- A solution to a problem.
- (law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
- (after a possessive, with to) Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
- A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
noun
- The ability of a radio receiver to separate a desired signal frequency from others.
- (chemistry) Discrimination of a reactant towards a choice of other reactants; the ratio of rate constants for different reactants.
- The quality of being selective, or extent to which something is selective.
- An approach to social work that prioritizes people perceived as having the most need for assistance.
- the property of being selective
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adj
- responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies
- of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
- (telecommunications) Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
noun
noun
- signal that comes out of an electronic system
- what is produced in a given time period
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- final product; the things produced
- production of a certain amount
- (medicine) The flow rate of body liquids such as blood and urine.
- (computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.
- (computing, electrical engineering) The terminal through which the data or power is delivered from the source, output terminal.
- (electrical engineering) The amount of power produced by a particular system.
- (economics) Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
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- an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
- Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
- A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
- (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).
- (figurative) Self-restraint in speech.
- (social media) An appearance-altering digital image effect.
- (photography) A translucent object placed in the light path of a camera to remove certain wavelengths (colors), or a computer program that simulates such an effect.
- Any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
verb
- pass through
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- remove by passing through a filter
- (intransitive) To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road
- (transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
- (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
- (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
- (transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
- (intransitive, derogatory, fandom slang) To be discouraged where a connoisseur or hardcore fan would not.
noun
- rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
- any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
- electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
- An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
- A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
- A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.
noun
- communication by means of transmitted signals
- the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
- the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
- (textual criticism) The passing down of a text through time.
- (medicine, biology) The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
- (law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor(s) any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
- The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- The fact of being transmitted.
- (automotive, trucking, heavy equipment) A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).
- (biology) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
- Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
noun
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
- (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- (geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- (phonetics) A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- (medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- The air bladder of a fish.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
adj
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
- in excellent physical condition
- free from moral defect
- vigorous or severe
- complete; thorough
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- financially secure and safe
- having legal efficacy or force
- logically valid
- exercising or showing good judgment
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- (of sleep) Quiet and deep.
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- (British, Ireland, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Healthy.
- (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
verb
- appear in a certain way
- cause to sound
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- make a certain noise or sound
- (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- (intransitive) Of a whale, to dive downwards.
- (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
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- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
- the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- A song, or short musical composition.
- (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
- The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
- A melody.
verb
- adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
- adjust for (better) functioning
- Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
- (transitive) To set (lyrics) to music.
- To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
- To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
- (transitive, South Africa, slang) To be impudent towards; to cheek.
- To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
- To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
- To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
- (fandom slang) to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software such as VOCALOID (in order to achieve certain singing techniques, increase the human quality of the voice, etc.)
- (transitive) To give a certain tone or character to.
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noun
- modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
- the period between midnight and noon
- a master's degree in arts and sciences
- (manufacturing) Initialism of additive manufacturing.
- (property law) Initialism of automated mapping, used in conjunction with Facilities Managements abbreviations (AM/FM).
- (communication, broadcasting) Initialism of amplitude modulation; radio programming broadcasted in this form.
- Member of the Order of Australia.
- (UK politics, historical) Initialism of Assembly Member, a title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly.
- (education) Initialism of Master of Arts.
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- signal going into an electronic system
- any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
- a component of production; something that goes into the production of output
- a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
- Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
- (electronics) An input jack.
- The act or process of putting in; infusion.
- That which is put in, as in an amount.
- Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
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noun
- The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
- (journalism) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
- The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
- (genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.
- An amount by which something or someone is covered.
- (sports) Defense.
- the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
- the total amount and type of insurance carried
- the extent to which something is covered
noun
- a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
- A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
- an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction
- (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
- a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
- a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
- a person who delivers the mail
- a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
- a boy who delivers newspapers
- (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others
- someone whose employment involves carrying something
- a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
- Ellipsis of aircraft carrier.
- (telecommunications) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
- (art, manufacturing) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
- (physics, electronics) A charge carrier.
- A person or object that carries someone or something else.
- (UK) Ellipsis of carrier bag.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship designed to carry starfighters
- (aviation) A certified airline.
- A movable piece in a planetary gear train.
- A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
- A carrier pigeon.
- A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
- (genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
- A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
- (chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
- A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
- (especially automotive) Part of a differential gear assembly that holds gears and their bearings.
noun
- communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- a movie theater that has several different auditoriums in the same building
- A cineplex.
- A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.
- A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
- (television) A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium.
- (juggling) A throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
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- (electronics, communication) Initialism of channel-associated signalling.
- (computing, uncountable) Initialism of compare and swap.
- (aviation) Initialism of calibrated airspeed.
- (military, aviation) Acronym of close air support.
- (organisation) Initialism of complex adaptive system.
- (mathematics, computing) Initialism of computer algebra system.
- (aviation) Acronym of collision avoidance system.
- Initialism of cowboy action shooting.
- (military) Initialism of combat armor suit, used for a powered, armed and armored exoskeleton, in fiction and military research.
name
noun
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- medium for communication
- a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
- (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
- (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
- (Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
- (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
- (countable) Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.
adj
verb
noun
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- someone who tunes a musical instrument
- The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
- (entertainment industry, informal) A musical.
- A person who tunes a piano or organ.
- On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
- A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
noun
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- medium for communication
- a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
- transmission by radio waves
- (uncountable) The medium of radio communication.
- (uncountable, networking) A wireless connectivity to a computer network.
adj
noun
- The ability of a radio receiver to separate a desired signal frequency from others.
- (chemistry) Discrimination of a reactant towards a choice of other reactants; the ratio of rate constants for different reactants.
- The quality of being selective, or extent to which something is selective.
- An approach to social work that prioritizes people perceived as having the most need for assistance.
- the property of being selective
noun
- signal that comes out of an electronic system
- what is produced in a given time period
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- final product; the things produced
- production of a certain amount
- (medicine) The flow rate of body liquids such as blood and urine.
- (computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.
- (computing, electrical engineering) The terminal through which the data or power is delivered from the source, output terminal.
- (electrical engineering) The amount of power produced by a particular system.
- (economics) Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
verb
noun
- an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
- Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
- A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
- (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).
- (figurative) Self-restraint in speech.
- (social media) An appearance-altering digital image effect.
- (photography) A translucent object placed in the light path of a camera to remove certain wavelengths (colors), or a computer program that simulates such an effect.
- Any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
verb
- pass through
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- remove by passing through a filter
- (intransitive) To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road
- (transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
- (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
- (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
- (transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
- (intransitive, derogatory, fandom slang) To be discouraged where a connoisseur or hardcore fan would not.
noun
- rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
- any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
- electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
- An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
- A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
- A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.
noun
- communication by means of transmitted signals
- the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
- the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
- (textual criticism) The passing down of a text through time.
- (medicine, biology) The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
- (law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor(s) any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
- The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- The fact of being transmitted.
- (automotive, trucking, heavy equipment) A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).
- (biology) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
- Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
noun
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
- (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- (geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- (phonetics) A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- (medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- The air bladder of a fish.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
adj
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
- in excellent physical condition
- free from moral defect
- vigorous or severe
- complete; thorough
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- financially secure and safe
- having legal efficacy or force
- logically valid
- exercising or showing good judgment
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- (of sleep) Quiet and deep.
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- (British, Ireland, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Healthy.
- (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
verb
- appear in a certain way
- cause to sound
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- make a certain noise or sound
- (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- (intransitive) Of a whale, to dive downwards.
- (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
adv
intj
noun
- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
- the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- A song, or short musical composition.
- (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
- The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
- A melody.
verb
- adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
- adjust for (better) functioning
- Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
- (transitive) To set (lyrics) to music.
- To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
- To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
- (transitive, South Africa, slang) To be impudent towards; to cheek.
- To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
- To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
- To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
- (fandom slang) to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software such as VOCALOID (in order to achieve certain singing techniques, increase the human quality of the voice, etc.)
- (transitive) To give a certain tone or character to.
intj
noun
- modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
- the period between midnight and noon
- a master's degree in arts and sciences
- (manufacturing) Initialism of additive manufacturing.
- (property law) Initialism of automated mapping, used in conjunction with Facilities Managements abbreviations (AM/FM).
- (communication, broadcasting) Initialism of amplitude modulation; radio programming broadcasted in this form.
- Member of the Order of Australia.
- (UK politics, historical) Initialism of Assembly Member, a title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly.
- (education) Initialism of Master of Arts.
adv
name
noun
- signal going into an electronic system
- any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
- a component of production; something that goes into the production of output
- a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
- Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
- (electronics) An input jack.
- The act or process of putting in; infusion.
- That which is put in, as in an amount.
- Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
verb
noun
- The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
- (journalism) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
- The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
- (genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.
- An amount by which something or someone is covered.
- (sports) Defense.
- the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
- the total amount and type of insurance carried
- the extent to which something is covered
verb
adj
noun
verb
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- run on a block system
- shape into a block or blocks
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
noun
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- (computing, social media) A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
verb
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
- crush or bruise
- block passage through
- get stuck and immobilized
- push down forcibly
- press tightly together or cram
- crowd or pack to capacity
- (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
- (basketball) To dunk.
- To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
- (Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out.
- To render something unable to move.
- (colloquial) To be of high quality (especially for music).
- To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
- To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
- (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
- To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
- (nautical, transitive) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
- (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
noun
- preserve of crushed fruit
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- a dense crowd of people
- deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
- (mining) Alternative form of jamb.
- (slang) Something enjoyable; a delightful situation or outcome.
- (slang) Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
- (countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
- (countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
- (countable) A difficult situation.
- (countable, by extension, informal) A song; a track.
- (countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
- (countable, slang) That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
- (UK, slang) Luck.
- (countable, climbing) Any of several manoeuvres requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
- (Australia) The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber.
- (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
- (countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
- (countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
- (Canada, slang) Balls, bollocks, courage, machismo.
- (less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
verb
- (signal processing) To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal.
- (transitive) To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
- (category theory, of a morphism) to precompose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism.
- (intransitive, sports) To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
- (underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- compensate; make the score equal
verb
- (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- To stop a flow or stream.
- (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
- (military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
- To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- To prevent publication.
- (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
- lessen to the point of stopping
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- bring under control by force or authority
- put out of one's consciousness
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
verb
- Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
- (transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
- (transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
- (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
- (transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
- (transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
- cover as if with a blanket
- form a blanket-like cover (over)
adj
noun
- A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
- A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
- A covering layer of anything.
- A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
- a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- anything that covers
verb
adv
noun
- (law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
- (computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
- Another name; especially, an assumed name.
- (signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
- a name that has been assumed
verb
- respond to a signal
- react to a stimulus or command
- understand the meaning of
- give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
- give the correct answer or solution to
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
- match or correspond
- be liable or accountable
- react verbally
- (law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
- (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
- (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
- To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
- To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
- To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
- (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
- (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
- To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
- To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
noun
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- the speech act of replying to a question
- the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’ (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- a nonverbal reaction
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- A solution to a problem.
- (law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
- (after a possessive, with to) Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
- A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
adj
verb
adj
- responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies
- of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
- (telecommunications) Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies