Definition of carrier wave in English:

carrier wave


  • A high-frequency electromagnetic wave modulated in amplitude or frequency to convey a signal.

    • ‘So far we have cataloged over two hundred separate signals carrying some sort of data and nearly as many empty carrier waves with more being cataloged as the planet comes farther from eclipse behind the sun.’
    • ‘This concept is frightening to most radio frequency engineers as it denies the need for a carrier wave.’
    • ‘The carrier wave broadcast from a radio tower is very weak by the time it reaches your set, but it is essentially electrical power.’
    • ‘Modulation is the process of varying some characteristic of the electric carrier wave as transmitted information on that carrier wave fluctuates.’
    • ‘This signal was then used to ‘modulate ‘a radio wave called a carrier wave - the wave that actually transmits the signal.’’
    • ‘You tune into a certain station with your dial, which locks your radio onto a carrier wave at a set frequency.’
    • ‘The transmitter mixes the signal with some strong radio signals called carrier waves.’
    • ‘Thinking about it, any carrier wave would be hindered by speed, noise and signal degradation.’