subharmonic

[suhb-hahr-mon-ik]

noun Physics.

an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.

Origin of subharmonic

sub- + harmonic

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British Dictionary definitions for subharmonic

subharmonic

noun

a fraction of a frequency

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