n. (Electronics) An electronic device which extracts the modulation from a radio carrier wave, and outputs the original information-bearing signal. Syn. -- detector. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[でもどり, demodori] (n) (1) (sens) (of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (2) (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (3) (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port