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位相変調 (isouhenchou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

位い相そう変へん調ちょう

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Meanings

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phase modulation; PM

Technical term in telecommunications and signal processing; refers to modulating the phase of a carrier wave.

位い相そう変へん調ちょうはデジタル通つう信しんでよく使つかわれる。

Phase modulation is often used in digital communication.

Kanji

位rank, grade, throne
相inter-, mutual, together
変unusual, change, strange
調tune, tone, meter

Related words

周しゅう波は数すう変へん調ちょう
Frequency modulation (FM) varies the frequency of the carrier wave, while phase modulation varies its phase.
振しん幅ぷく変へん調ちょう
Amplitude modulation (AM) varies the amplitude of the carrier wave, unlike phase modulation which varies the phase.

Word family

位い相そう変へん調ちょう記き録ろく
phase modulation recording; phase encoding

Etymology

Compound of 位相 (phase) and 変調 (modulation), a direct translation of the English term 'phase modulation'.