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kHz

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kHz British  

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  1. kilohertz

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A comparison of experimental and simulated nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of the crystal suggested that the giant molecular rotor rotates in 90-degree intervals at a frequency in the range of 100-400 kHz.

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

They produce "ultra-high pitches" up to 40kHz, while humans can only hear up to about 20 kHz.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2021

While all transceivers run on the international frequency standard of 457 kHz, the equipment can vary.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2020

Outside of the X10, the mid-tier X7 is designed to provide the same experience as Pioneer’s HDJ-2000MK2 headphones and has a newly developed 50mm driver with a frequency range of 5 Hz to 30 kHz.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2017

Figure 17.45 The tip of this small probe oscillates at 23 kHz with such a large amplitude that it pulverizes tissue on contact.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

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