fundamental frequency

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noun Physics.

the lowest frequency at which a medium will freely oscillate.

the frequency of the fundamental.

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Origin of fundamental frequency

Probably earlier than 1960–65

Words nearby fundamental frequency

fundament, fundamental, fundamental bass, fundamental constant, fundamental force, fundamental frequency, fundamental interaction, fundamentalism, fundamentalist, fundamental law, fundamentally

How to use fundamental frequency in a sentence

Everyone out there who says, “Charlie Hebdo provoked,” is making the same fundamental error.
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This is a testament to the fundamental human—and American—desire to combine place and possibility.
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In the meantime, we continue to support the restoration of fundamental human rights in Cuba.
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Moreover, for America there is a fundamental imperative to act.
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In very different but related ways, they raise fundamental questions irrespective of race about how policing gets done.
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Besides this fundamental or primary vibration, the movement divides itself into segments, or sections, of the entire length.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Not only have its fundamental principles been fully vindicated but in most details the working of the measure has been successful.
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Judge for yourself the difficulty surrounding the remainder of the symbols and fundamental truths of christianity.
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And hence the reader can notice the fundamental difference between all other methods and mine.
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