low frequency

American  

noun

Radio.

1. any frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz. LF

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low frequency British  

noun

1.  LF.  a radio-frequency band or a frequency lying between 300 and 30 kilohertz

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Other Word Forms

• low-frequency adjective

Etymology

Origin of low frequency

First recorded in 1895–1900

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• high frequency vs. low frequency

Example Sentences

The eight-track record also incorporates several low frequencies — most of which are too low to be heard — meant to engage listeners’ chakras.

From Los Angeles Times

In most saltwater species, vibrations reach the inner ear only weakly, which limits hearing to low frequencies below about 200 Hertz.

From Science Daily

Islanders in the Outer Hebrides say their lives are being disrupted by a mysterious low frequency humming sound that can be heard day and night.

From BBC

Volcanic earthquakes have a characteristic signature of low frequency wave forms and these have not been exhibited here.

From BBC

The challenge, Revel said, is that it relies on a standard that “doesn’t take into account all the frequencies and certainly doesn’t take into account the low frequencies that travel further.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• high frequency