natural frequency
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Resonance, therefore, is when you hit the natural frequency of a system so that it oscillates.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
A planet and a swing both have a natural frequency.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024
An ice sheet, like any solid, inherently vibrates at some natural frequency.
From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2022
The wavelength that won the contest was designated as the natural frequency resonance of the atom.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 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.
From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.
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