carrier
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈkɛrɪər/
- Specialized
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- 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
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2.7
A wave used to send or receive information through the air
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3.2
A wave of invisible energy that sends signals to radios and phones
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6.1
Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
Compounds
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3.8
A very large war ship with a long flat deck where military planes take off and land
- Specialized
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5.3
A military vehicle with metal protection that carries soldiers safely
- Specialized
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6.1
Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
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2.8
A player in football or rugby who holds the ball and tries to move forward to score
- Formal
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3.7
A person or company that carries people and goods for the public and must pay for any loss and damage
- Specialized
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6.6
A light military truck that carries weapons like mortars or machine guns and their crews
- Specialized
A way to separate substances on filter paper using electric current to study them
- Formal
A company that sends data for the public and must treat all messages the same
- Specialized
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
- Specialized
A person who carries bricks and mortar to bricklayers at a building site
- Specialized
A person or animal who carries a disease without feeling sick but can infect others
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.