carrierとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

carry +‎ -er

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ɚ/, /ˈkɛ-/
  • 韻: -æɹiə(ɹ)
  • ハイフネーション: car‧ri‧er

名詞

carrier (複数形 carriers)

1. A person or object that carries someone or something else.

   aircraft carrier

   armored personnel carrier

   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] VVilliam Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], OCLC 1044372886:

     The air which is but […] a carrier of the sounds.

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Starships: Carriers Codex entry:

     In fleet combat, carriers stay clear of battle, launching fighters bearing disruptor torpedoes. Fighters are the primary striking power of the ship; if a carrier enters mass accelerator range of the enemy, things have gone very wrong.
     It is possible to recover and rearm fighters during combat, though most carriers seal the flight deck and try to stay out of the way. The flight deck is essentially a corridor through the armor and into the heart of the vessel. A single well-placed torpedo is enough to gut a carrier.
     Alliance carriers are named after great leaders, artists, and intellectuals from human history.

2. A carrier pigeon.
3. A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
   • 1727, Jonathan Swift, A Short View of the State of Ireland

     The roads [are] crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures.

4. A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
5. (telecommunications) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
6. (aviation) A certified airline.
   • 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):

     Southwest, the nation’s largest domestic carrier, is installing seats with less cushion and thinner materials — a svelte model known in the business as “slim-line.”

7. (engineering) That which drives or carries.
   1. A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
   2. A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
   3. A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
   4. A movable piece in a planetary gear train.

      Synonyms: spider, arm

8. (chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
9. (genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
10. (physics, electronics) Charge carrier.
11. (art, manufacturing) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.

    linseed oil used as the carrier for pigment in oil painting

    inert carrier gas, which transports a chemical reactant

派生語