Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subcarrier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: sub-car-ri-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A separate signal carried on a main radio transmission, often carrying additional information such as voice or data.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English carrier English subcarrier From sub- + carrier.

Inflected Forms

subcarriers (plural)

Questions

What does subcarrier mean?: A separate signal carried on a main radio transmission, often carrying additional information such as voice or data.
Where does subcarrier come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English carrier English subcarrier From sub- + carrier.

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