Carrier
Word | CARRIER |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | car ri er |
Pronunciations | /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Carrier"
What do we mean by carrier?
One that transports or conveys. noun
One, such as a person, business, or organization, that deals in the transport of passengers or goods. noun
A mechanism or device by which something is conveyed or conducted. noun
A person or animal that shows no symptoms of a disease but harbors the infectious agent of that disease and is capable of transmitting it to others. noun
An individual that carries one gene for a particular recessive trait. A carrier does not express the trait but, when mated with another carrier, can produce offspring that do. noun
A boson, especially a gauge boson, that conveys a force or mediates an interaction between subatomic particles. noun
A carrier wave. noun
A charge-carrying entity, especially an electron or a hole in a semiconductor. noun
An aircraft carrier. noun
An insurance or underwriting organization. noun
A telecommunications company. noun
An old spelling of career.
In transportation, a system of endless traveling-chains supporting slats, trays, or buckets, used in transporting various materials or articles in bulk or in packages over short distances, as in a factory. noun
One who or that which carries or conveys. noun
Specifically noun
One who for hire undertakes the conveyance of goods or persons. noun
A carrier-pigeon. noun
One who manages or arranges affairs. noun
In machinery: A piece of iron fixed by a setscrew on the end of a shaft or spindle to be turned in a lathe, or to a mandrel on which a round object is driven for the purpose of being turned; a lathe-dog. A projection in the center-chuck or face-plate drives the carrier around. noun
A person or object that carries someone or something else.
A carrier pigeon.
A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
A certified airline.
That which drives or carries.
A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
Charge carrier
A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Carrier
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