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RECEIVING SET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does receiving set mean? 

RECEIVING SET (noun)
  The noun RECEIVING SET has 1 sense:

1. an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signalsplay

  Familiarity information: RECEIVING SET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RECEIVING SET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

radio; radio receiver; radio set; receiving set; tuner; wireless

Hypernyms ("receiving set" is a kind of...):

receiver; receiving system (set that receives radio or tv signals)

Meronyms (parts of "receiving set"):

amplifier (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)

detector (electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)

demodulator; detector (rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "receiving set"):

clock radio (a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically)

crystal set (an early radio receiver using a crystal detector)

heterodyne receiver; superhet; superheterodyne receiver (a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified)

push-button radio (a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons)

Holonyms ("receiving set" is a part of...):

radio; wireless (a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves)

radio-gramophone; radio-phonograph (electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player)


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