carrier
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈkɛrɪər/
- Specialized
- During the experiment, the scientist monitored the carrier wave to ensure the data was being accurately conveyed.
- carrier frequency
- modulated carrier
- carrier signal
Examples
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Transmit ten seconds of unmodulated carrier wave on this frequency.
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The engineer explained how the carrier wave was modulated to transmit the audio signal clearly.
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We see that our single carrier wave has now become split into three.
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We have to stop the carrier wave.
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And you see this overall beat frequency and the carrier, it's called carrier frequency.
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A simple binary code transmitted by carrier wave signal.
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The carrier wave expressed in kilohertz is another factor in identification.
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Are you receiving rover one's carrier signal through the lander's uplink?
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During a momentary lull, the flat hum of a carrier wave filled my head.
Fiction book (1995) -
The transmission scheme adopted by the NTSC involves two separate RF carriers, one for video and one for audio.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
30
2.7
A wave used to send or receive information through the air
23
3.2
A wave of invisible energy that sends signals to radios and phones
7
6.1
Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
Compounds
53
3.8
A very large war ship with a long flat deck where military planes take off and land
- Specialized
13
5.3
A military vehicle with metal protection that carries soldiers safely
- Specialized
7
6.1
Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
2
2.8
A player in football or rugby who holds the ball and tries to move forward to score
- Formal
1
3.7
A person or company that carries people and goods for the public and must pay for any loss and damage
- Formal
1
3.9
A company that sends data for the public and must treat all messages the same
- Specialized
1
6.6
A light military truck that carries weapons like mortars or machine guns and their crews
- Specialized
1
9.9
A person who carries bricks and mortar to bricklayers at a building site
- Specialized
1
8.1
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
- Specialized
1
6.7
A person or animal who carries a disease without feeling sick but can infect others
- Specialized
A way to separate substances on filter paper using electric current to study them
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Carrier comes from carry, the idea of moving something along, and this helps explain its use in technology. A radio carrier is a wave that 'carries' sound or images across the air so we can receive them.