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carrier wave

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carrier wave
n.
An electromagnetic wave that can be modulated, as in frequency, amplitude, or phase, to transmit speech, music, images, or other signals.
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Noun1.carrier wave - a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
radio emission, radio radiation, radio wave - an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m


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10] consecutive laser pulses--of the optical-frequency carrier wave with respect to its pulse modulation.
The system uses only the carrier wave from the satellite, it has no need to decode the navigation information contained in the carrier signal.
Carol Marcus and adapted the genesis matrix to a carrier wave, and had then released it toward Earth.
 
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