Dictionaryde-em•pha•sisPronunciation: (dē-em'fu-sis), [key] —n., —pl. -sesPronunciation: (-sēz"). [key] 1. a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school. 2. the act or process of de-emphasizing. 3. Electronics.a process of reducing the relative amplitude of certain frequencies in a signal that have been exaggerated by preemphasis, restoring the signal to its original form. Also,de•em'pha•sis. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
|