Etymology

subcarrier

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Today it means: A separate signal carried on a main radio transmission, often carrying additional information such as voice or data. Full definition →

English carrier ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishcarrier
  5. English todaysubcarrier

From sub- + carrier.

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