natural frequency
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
The wavelength that won the contest was designated as the natural frequency resonance of the atom.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
The explanation is that a pendulum has a certain natural frequency which depends upon its length.
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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