natural frequency

British

noun

physics the frequency at which a system vibrates when set in free vibration Compare forcing frequency

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natural frequency

A planet and a swing both have a natural frequency.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2024

"We recorded the shamanic practitioner and found that they repeatedly vocalised tones at 231 Hz, which were then amplified by the cave at its natural frequency."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023

An ice sheet, like any solid, inherently vibrates at some natural frequency.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 31, 2022

But that window could shift as the natural frequency of fires unique to any given forest ecosystem is increasingly disrupted.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2022

And if you want to set up an electrical oscillation in any circuit you can best do it by giving it impulses at intervals which agree with its natural frequency.

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