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noun Physics.
a measure of the frequency of an object varying sinusoidally equal to 2π times the frequency in cycles per second and expressed in radians per second. Symbol: π
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Origin of angular frequency

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby angular frequency

angular acceleration, angular deformation, angular diameter, angular dispersion, angular displacement, angular frequency, angular house, angularity, angular leaf spot, angular magnification, angular measure
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British Dictionary definitions for angular frequency

angular frequency
noun
physics the frequency of a periodic process, wave system, etc, expressed in radians per second
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