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FREQUENCE PORTEUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
- Radio Waves
- Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carrier frequency
1, record 1, English, carrier%20frequency
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- carrier-wave frequency 2, record 1, English, carrier%2Dwave%20frequency
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, English, - carrier%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carrier frequency: designation officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel. 3, record 1, English, - carrier%20frequency
Record 1, Key term(s)
- carrier wave frequency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
- Ondes radioélectriques
- Télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fréquence porteuse
1, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20porteuse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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]) [...] 2, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20porteuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fréquence porteuse : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées. 3, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20porteuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electroacústica
- Ondas radioeléctricas
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- frecuencia portadora
1, record 1, Spanish, frecuencia%20portadora
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- onda portadora 2, record 1, Spanish, onda%20portadora
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frecuencia de una oscilación (onda) portadora periódica sinusoidal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - frecuencia%20portadora
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