ALIAS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Alias

Speech Type: Adverb

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Latin, ‘at another time, otherwise’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈeɪlɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name

Short Definition:

also known as

Examples:
  • Eric Blair, alias George Orwell

Word: Alias

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈeɪlɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a false or assumed identity

Short Definition:

assumed name

Examples:
  • a spy operating under the alias Barsad
Definition:

each of a set of signal frequencies which, when sampled at a given uniform rate, would give the same set of sampled values, and thus might be incorrectly substituted for one another when reconstructing the original signal.

Short Definition:

set of signal frequencies

Word: Alias

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈeɪlɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

misidentify (a signal frequency), introducing distortion or error

Short Definition:

wrongly identify signal frequency

Examples:
  • fringes at higher spatial frequency are aliased by the sensor

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