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周波数変調 (しゅうはすうへんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

周しゅう波は数すう変へん調ちょう

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Meanings

1

frequency modulation; FM

Technical term used in radio, telecommunications, and signal processing.

FMラジオは周しゅう波は数すう変へん調ちょうを使つかっ

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FM radio transmits audio using frequency modulation.

Kanji

周circumference, circuit, lap
波waves, billows, Poland
数number, strength, fate
変unusual, change, strange
調tune, tone, meter

Related words

振しん幅ぷく変へん調ちょう
Amplitude modulation (AM), the other main analog modulation method, where the amplitude of the carrier wave is varied instead of its frequency.

Word family

周しゅう波は数すう変へん調ちょう記き録ろく
frequency modulation recording; FM recording

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Etymology

Compound of 周波数 (frequency) and 変調 (modulation), a direct translation of the English term 'frequency modulation'.

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