frequency-modulation tuner
frequency-modulation tuner
[′frē·kwən·sē ‚mäj·ə‚lā·shən ′tün·ər] (electronics)
A tuner containing a radio-frequency amplifier, converter, intermediate-frequency amplifier, and demodulator for frequency-modulated signals, used to feed a low-level audio-frequency signal to a separate audio-frequency amplifer and loudspeaker.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.