wireless vs superheterodyne receiver

wireless and superheterodyne receiver both are nouns.

wireless is an adjective but superheterodyne receiver is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wireless	Yes	Yes	No	No
superheterodyne receiver	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, superheterodyne receiver is a hyponym of wireless; that is, superheterodyne receiver is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wireless:

wireless: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
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

Other hyponyms of wireless include clock radio, crystal set, heterodyne receiver, superhet, push-button radio.

wireless (noun)	superheterodyne receiver (noun)
a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves	a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified
an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
transmission by radio waves
medium for communication

wireless (adjective)	superheterodyne receiver (adjective)
having no wires

wireless vs superheterodyne receiver

wireless and superheterodyne receiver both are nouns.

wireless is an adjective but superheterodyne receiver is not an adjective.

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