the frequency band either above (upper sideband) or below (lower sideband) the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
See also single sideband transmission
sideband in American English
(saɪdˌbænd)
noun
Radio
the frequency or frequencies on either side of a carrier frequency that are generated by the process of modulation of the carrier
Examples of 'sideband' in a sentence
sideband
The Icon 3000 single sideband transceiver was warmed up.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001)
"Can't we find some sideband that the jamming doesn't affect?