carrier wave
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carrier wave
- /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə weɪv/ UK
- /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ɚ weɪv/ US
- /ˈkɛ-/ US
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From carrier + wave. Sense 2 (“soliton”) was coined by the Scottish civil engineer, naval architect, and shipbuilder John Scott Russell (1808–1882): see the quotations.
noun carrier waves
- A wave that can be modulated, either in amplitude, frequency, or phase, to carry or transmit images, music, speech, or other signals. This invention relates to carrier wave signaling systems and more particularly to systems of multiplex telephony employing carrier waves wherein such carrier waves of distinctive frequencies are normally impressed upon the transmission medium. Such medium may comprise any of the natural media employ
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Synonym of soliton (“a self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave caused by any non-linear effect”).
The same propagation through the same ether brought the rays of the sun's light from the sun to the earth, and the same carrier wave brought from the other side of the globe, from the oceans there, which were disturbed by the attraction of the sun and moon, those waves all round the coasts which wer
Similar: solitary wave, wave of translation, soliton
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noun wave that can be modulated to transmit signals
| Español | onda portadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반송파 bansongpa |
| 日本語 | 搬送波 |
| 中文 | 載波 /载波 zàibō |
| Português | onda portadora |
| Français | porteuse |
| Deutsch | Trägerwelle |
| Italiano | onda portante |
| Ελληνικά | φέρον σήμα féron síma |
| Română | undă purtătoare |
| Русский | несу́щий сигна́л nesúščij signál |
| Tiếng Việt | sóng tải |
| العربية | موجة حاملة |
| עברית | גל נושא |
Talk about this word "carrier wave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carrier%20wave. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. carrier wave. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carrier%20wave "carrier wave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carrier%20wave.Cite this
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title = {carrier wave},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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