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low frequency
noun
: a radio frequency between medium frequency and very low frequency see Radio Frequencies Table
Examples of low frequency in a Sentence
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Miami will feel the low frequency rumble of thundering techno — and perhaps some forecast thunderstorms — as the masses descend on Bayfront Park in downtown Miami to see and hear hundreds of DJs crank up the beats for the 24th annual Ultra Music Festival.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The animals can produce low frequency drumming sounds by flexing their muscles against their swim bladder.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
With a playlist curated by astronomer Carl Sagan and inspired by the way humpbacks use low frequencies to send messages across entire oceans, they were launched on NASA’s two Voyager probes in 1977.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
The patented Triple-Wave Technology has three settings: low frequency for the surface level, mid frequency for the dermis layer, and high frequency to reach the deep facial muscles.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
Everything’s been so monotonous and low frequency with everybody sounding so much like each other.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2023
But this tech gets you only so far: Noise cancellation works just for relatively low frequencies, and the overall hearing protection that earbuds can offer is also relatively limited.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2023
Even with the modifications he’s made to the studio space, the loud sounds of a band — especially the low frequency of drums — still escape.
—Gabe Bullard, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
At low frequencies, the ionosphere kicks in and gets in the way.
—Sarah Scoles, Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
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“Low frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20frequency. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
low frequency
noun
: a radio frequency in the range between 30 and 300 kilohertz
—abbreviation LF
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