frequency
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
statistics
telecommunications
Etymology: From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy.
Inflected forms:
form: frequencies
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: frequence
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.
The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes.
gloss: The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.
The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him.
gloss: The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.
The frequency of a wave is its velocity v divided by its wavelength #92;lambda: f#61;v#47;#92;lambda.
Broadcasting live at a frequency of 98.3 megahertz, we’re your rock alternative!
The frequency for electric power in the Americas is generally 60 Hz rather than 50.
[…] the Plan incorporates in proper combination every available modern technique, including extensive electrification on the new standard high-voltage a.c. system at a frequency of 50 cycles; main-line diesel traction as a half-way house to electrification; lightweight diesel trains for secondary and branch services; and a smaller wagon fleet doing more work by the use of continuous brakes in conjunction with modernised terminals and marshalling yards.
36 MHz transponder providing a pool of 794 reallocatable frequencies.
In this case, a band-pass filter using a range or window of frequencies is appropriate to isolate the frequency or the group of frequencies that characterize a specific cycle.
gloss: A tone, character, mood, or vibe
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: And if you haven’t picked up on the gay frequencies in her lyrics, her wig choices, and her possible lesbian salutes? Maybe that’s because they weren’t meant for you. IYKYK.
gloss: number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Synonyms: freq
frequency
Antonyms: period
Related words: frequent
frequentative
frequenter
cadence
commonness
occurrence
periodicity
usual
common
rare
very rare
extremely rare
non-occurring
always
almost always
very often
usually
more often than not
as often as not
often
frequently
sometimes
occasionally
rarely
seldom
infrequently
very rarely
hardly ever
almost never
never
once
twice
thrice
three times
four times
five times
minutely
hourly
daily
weekly
biweekly
monthly
yearly
annual
biennial
centennial
centenary
millennial
decamillennial
once per second
once a second
once every second
once a minute
twice a day
annually
biennially
hertz
kilohertz
megahertz
gigahertz
rareness
rarity
period
time
rate
ratio
quantifier
unit of measure
Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 136. Frequency
:Category:English frequency adverbs
Derived words: angular frequency
audio frequency
beat frequency oscillator
bifrequency
Coriolis frequency
cyclofrequency
dual-frequency
dual tone multi-frequency
eigenfrequency
equifrequency
extremely low frequency
frecency
frequency assignment
frequency band
frequency channel
frequency dictionary
frequency distribution
frequency domain
frequency illusion
frequency list
frequency modulation
frequency multiplier
frequency shift keying
frequency-shift keying
fundamental frequency
gyrofrequency
high frequency
high-frequency
high frequency gravitational wave
high-frequency gravitational wave
high-frequency trading
intermediate frequency
isofrequency
Larmor frequency
maximum usable frequency
midfrequency
monofrequency
multifrequency
overfrequency
Planck angular frequency
Planck frequency
radio-frequency
radio frequency
radio-frequency identification
radio frequency integrated circuit
relative frequency
sub-audio frequency
subfrequency
super high frequency
time and frequency transfer
time frequency adverbial
time-frequency analysis
time-frequency representation
trifrequency
ultra high frequency
ultra low frequency
underfrequency
unifrequency
very high frequency
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: تَرَدُّد
roman: taraddud
lang: Aragonese
word: freqüencia
lang: Armenian
word: հաճախություն
roman: hačaxutʻyun
lang: Azerbaijani
word: tezlik
lang: Belarusian
word: частата́
roman: častatá
lang: Bengali
word: কম্পাঙ্ক
roman: kompaṅko
lang: Bulgarian
word: честота́
roman: čestotá
lang: Catalan
word: freqüència
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 頻數 /频数
roman: pínshù
lang: Czech
word: frekvence
lang: Czech
word: kmitočet
lang: Danish
word: frekvens
lang: Dutch
word: frequentie
lang: Esperanto
word: frekvenco
lang: Faroese
word: tíðføri
lang: Faroese
word: tíðleiki
lang: Faroese
word: tídd
lang: Finnish
word: taajuus
lang: French
word: fréquence
lang: Galician
word: frecuencia
lang: German
word: Frequenz
lang: Greek
word: συχνότητα
roman: sychnótita
lang: Hebrew
word: תדירות
roman: tedirút
lang: Hebrew
word: תדר
roman: téder
lang: Hungarian
word: frekvencia
lang: Icelandic
word: tíðni
lang: Italian
word: frequenza
lang: Japanese
word: 周波数
roman: shūhasū
lang: Khmer
word: ប្រេកង់
roman: preekɑng
lang: Korean
word: 진동수
roman: jindongsu
lang: Lao
word: ຄວາມຖີ່
roman: khuām thī
lang: Latvian
word: frekvence
lang: Macedonian
word: че́стота
roman: čéstota
lang: Macedonian
word: фрекве́нција
roman: frekvéncija
lang: Malay
word: frekuensi
lang: Norwegian
word: frekvens
lang: Persian
word: فرکانس
roman: ferekâns
lang: Polish
word: częstotliwość
lang: Portuguese
word: frequência
lang: Romanian
word: frecvență
lang: Russian
word: частота́
roman: častotá
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: фреквѐнција
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: frekvèncija
lang: Slovak
word: frekvencia
lang: Slovak
word: kmitočet
lang: Slovene
word: frekvenca
lang: Slovene
word: pogostost
lang: Spanish
word: frecuencia
lang: Swedish
word: frekvens
lang: Tagalog
word: dalas
lang: Thai
word: ความถี่
roman: kwaam-tìi
lang: Turkish
word: frekans
lang: Ukrainian
word: частота́
roman: častotá
lang: Uzbek
word: chastota
lang: Vietnamese
word: tần số