subcarriern.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌkarɪə/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌkɛriər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, carrier n.¹ I.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + carrier n.¹ I.In sense 1b probably influenced by sub n.⁵ Compare substitute carrier in similar use (1859).

a. Originally and chiefly U.S. A person or company employed by a carrier to transport items, goods, etc., on their behalf; a subsidiary carrier.

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1854 Amer. Law Reg. 2 508 A transportation company, whose charges are unpaid, have a sufficient special property in goods delivered to them to be carried, to enable them to maintain assumpsit against a sub-carrier, to whom on part of the route they have entrusted the goods, and in whose hands they have been damaged.

1875 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 2 June 2/5 The plaintiff is Mr. John Wallis..the well-known carrier, and the defendant, who is described as a victualler..formerly was a sub-carrier employed by Mr. Wallis.

1917 A. Y. Reed Newsboy Service ii. 12 Sub-carriers are employed by regular or independent carriers and are not responsible to the papers.

1977 Computerworld 11 Apr. 41/4 We're doing a much better job of responding to inquiries from both customers and subcarriers.

1997 South Bend (Indiana) Tribune (Nexis) 6 May a1 Last Oct. 7, bus service was lost when American Trailways, a subcarrier for Greyhound Bus Lines, ended the four daily trips it had been making along U.S. 31 between the two cities.

b. U.S. A person who delivers or carries post on a substitute or relief basis, typically working as a temporary or part-time employee of the postal service.

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1874 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 14 July Edwin Phillips, a sub-carrier in the Cambridge office, has been arrested for robbing the mails.

1914 J. F. Lambert & H. J. Reinhard Hist. Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pa. i. 15 The force comprises a postmaster and an assistant; three clerks, auxiliary clerk and a special delivery messenger; four carriers, a sub-carrier and a mail messenger.

1963 Chicago Defender 12 Jan. 7/2 He began his postal career in his home-town of Louisville, Ky., where he was a sub-carrier.

1997 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 15 June 4 c/2 Jimmy is a farmer and rural mail carrier. He was a sub-carrier in Milton and regular carrier in Birmingham for the last nine years.

2. Telecommunications. A carrier wave modulated by a signal wave and used to modulate another carrier wave. Frequently attributive.

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society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > signal > frequency or band of frequencies > carrier

carrier1911

suppressed carrier1921

subcarrier1953

1953 H. R. Reed & C. M. Russell Ultra High Frequency Propagation xi. 411 Subcarrier modulation, wherein a subcarrier spaced in the order of 10 kc from the highest modulating frequency is modulated with the desired intelligence, would provide all desired carrier amplitude variations.

1976 Which? Sept. 204/1 The 38Hz sub-carrier frequencies—parts of the complex signal that tell the tuner that a stereo programme is being broadcast.

1990 New Scientist 14 July 31/3 A subcarrier is a high-frequency sound signal, too high to be heard, which is itself modulated with further signals in the audio range.

2010 Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) (Nexis) 23 Feb. b1 The station has offered the not-for-profit use of its subcarrier channel for its broadcasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subcarrier
释义	subcarriern. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌkarɪə/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌkɛriər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, carrier n.¹ I. Etymology: < sub- prefix + carrier n.¹ I.In sense 1b probably influenced by sub n.⁵ Compare substitute carrier in similar use (1859). 1. a. Originally and chiefly U.S. A person or company employed by a carrier to transport items, goods, etc., on their behalf; a subsidiary carrier. ΚΠ 1854 Amer. Law Reg. 2 508 A transportation company, whose charges are unpaid, have a sufficient special property in goods delivered to them to be carried, to enable them to maintain assumpsit against a sub-carrier, to whom on part of the route they have entrusted the goods, and in whose hands they have been damaged. 1875 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 2 June 2/5 The plaintiff is Mr. John Wallis..the well-known carrier, and the defendant, who is described as a victualler..formerly was a sub-carrier employed by Mr. Wallis. 1917 A. Y. Reed Newsboy Service ii. 12 Sub-carriers are employed by regular or independent carriers and are not responsible to the papers. 1977 Computerworld 11 Apr. 41/4 We're doing a much better job of responding to inquiries from both customers and subcarriers. 1997 South Bend (Indiana) Tribune (Nexis) 6 May a1 Last Oct. 7, bus service was lost when American Trailways, a subcarrier for Greyhound Bus Lines, ended the four daily trips it had been making along U.S. 31 between the two cities. b. U.S. A person who delivers or carries post on a substitute or relief basis, typically working as a temporary or part-time employee of the postal service. ΚΠ 1874 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 14 July Edwin Phillips, a sub-carrier in the Cambridge office, has been arrested for robbing the mails. 1914 J. F. Lambert & H. J. Reinhard Hist. Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pa. i. 15 The force comprises a postmaster and an assistant; three clerks, auxiliary clerk and a special delivery messenger; four carriers, a sub-carrier and a mail messenger. 1963 Chicago Defender 12 Jan. 7/2 He began his postal career in his home-town of Louisville, Ky., where he was a sub-carrier. 1997 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 15 June 4 c/2 Jimmy is a farmer and rural mail carrier. He was a sub-carrier in Milton and regular carrier in Birmingham for the last nine years. 2. Telecommunications. A carrier wave modulated by a signal wave and used to modulate another carrier wave. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > signal > frequency or band of frequencies > carrier carrier1911 suppressed carrier1921 subcarrier1953 1953 H. R. Reed & C. M. Russell Ultra High Frequency Propagation xi. 411 Subcarrier modulation, wherein a subcarrier spaced in the order of 10 kc from the highest modulating frequency is modulated with the desired intelligence, would provide all desired carrier amplitude variations. 1976 Which? Sept. 204/1 The 38Hz sub-carrier frequencies—parts of the complex signal that tell the tuner that a stereo programme is being broadcast. 1990 New Scientist 14 July 31/3 A subcarrier is a high-frequency sound signal, too high to be heard, which is itself modulated with further signals in the audio range. 2010 Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) (Nexis) 23 Feb. b1 The station has offered the not-for-profit use of its subcarrier channel for its broadcasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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