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CARRIER-WAVE FREQUENCY [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Radio Waves
  • Telecommunications
DEF

The frequency generated by an unmodulated radio, radar, carrier communication, or other transmitter, or the average frequency of the emitted wave when modulated by a symmetrical signal.

OBS

carrier frequency: designation officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • carrier wave frequency

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Télécommunications
CONT

Haute fréquence [...]. Terme qui englobe toutes les fréquences inaudibles utilisées par les émissions radio, comme par exemple des fréquences porteuses (de la modulation = B.F. [basse fréquence]) [...]

OBS

fréquence porteuse : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Telecomunicaciones
DEF

Frecuencia de una oscilación (onda) portadora periódica sinusoidal.

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