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Definition squelch
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.
Verb
squelch (third-person singular simple present squelches, present participle squelching, simple past and past participle squelched)
- (transitive, US) to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
- (transitive, radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength, below which the signal is suppressed by applying a gain of zero, and above which a positive (and linear from zero) gain is applied.
- (intransitive, Britain) to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
- (intransitive, Britain) to walk or step through a substance such as mud
Noun
squelch (countable and uncountable, plural squelches)
- (countable) A squelching sound.
- (radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
- (countable, dated) A heavy blow or fall.
- (countable, music) A kind of electronic beat used in acid house and related music genres.
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