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: -æriə(r)
  • 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

   • (Can we date this quote by Francis Bacon かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

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

2. A carrier pigeon.
3. A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
   • (Can we date this quote by Jonathan Swift かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     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.
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

Further reading

• carrier on Wikipedia.
• English Carrier pigeon on Wikipedia.
• Homing pigeon on Wikipedia.