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CARRIER WAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carrier wave mean?
• CARRIER WAVE (noun)
The noun CARRIER WAVE has 1 sense:
1. a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
Familiarity information: CARRIER WAVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
carrier; carrier wave
Hypernyms ("carrier wave" is a kind of...):
radio emission; radio radiation; radio wave (an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m)
Context examples
A device designed to isolate a data signal from a carrier wave.
(Demodulator Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
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