frequency
/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/
frequency noun: the rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
Noun
frequency (countable and uncountable, plural frequencies)
- The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
- With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.
- The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes.
- Synonyms:
- oftenness
- The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
- The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.
- The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him.
- The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
- The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.
- The frequency of a wave is its velocity v divided by its wavelength #92;lambda: f#61;v#47;#92;lambda.
- A tone, character, mood, or vibe
- And if you haven’t picked up on the gay frequencies in her lyrics, her wig choices, and her possible lesbian salutes? Maybe that’s because they weren’t meant for you. IYKYK.2023 August 31, Frankie de la Cretaz, “Postcard from Camp Gaylore”, in Cosmopolitan
- number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
- range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones
frequency meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
frequency in Hindi
- rate of occurrence of anything
- आवृत्ति āvŕtti
frequency in Tamil
- விநாடி, அலைவரிசை, அதிர்வெண், நெருக்கம், இடைவிடாமை
frequency in Marathi
- rate of occurrence of anything
- वारंवारता vārauvārtā
frequency in Urdu
- rate of occurrence of anything
- تَعَدُّد ta'addud
- The quotient of the number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs
- تَعَدُّد ta'addud
More languagesFewer languages
- frequency in Bengali
- কম্পাঙ্ক kompaṅko
- frequency in Telugu
- ఫ్రీక్వెన్సీ, పౌనఃపున్యం, తరచుదనం
- frequency in Malayalam
- ആവൃത്തി āvr̥tti, ഫ്രീക്വൻസി phrīkvaṉsi
- frequency in Kannada
- ಏರಿಳಿತ, ಏರಿಳಿತದ ಅಳತೆಗೋಲು, ಸುತ್ತಂಕಿ, ಸಲದೆಣಿಕೆ
- frequency in Punjabi
- ਬਾਰੰਬਾਰਤਾ, ਫ੍ਰੀਕੁਐਂਸੀ, ਫਰੀਕੁਐਂਸੀ
- frequency in Gujarati
- આવર્તન, ફ્રીક્વન્સી, વારંવારતા
- frequency in Odia
- ବାରମ୍ବାରତା, ଫ୍ରିକ୍ୱେନ୍ସି, ଫ୍ରିକ୍ଯ଼ୁଏନ୍ସି
- frequency in Nepali
- आवृत्ति, फ्रिक्वेन्सी, फ्रिक्वेंसी
- frequency in Tagalog
- dalas
- frequency in Arabic
- تَرَدُّد taraddud
- frequency in Malay
- frekuensi, kekerapan
- frequency in Indonesian
- frekuensi
- frequency in Persian
- فرکانس ferekâns, بسامد basâmad
- frequency in Thai
- ความถี่ kwaam-tìi
- frequency in Vietnamese
- tần số, tính thường xuyên
- frequency in Myanmar
- အကြိမ် a.krim
Examples of frequency in a sentence
- Broadcasting live at a frequency of 98.3 megahertz, we’re your rock alternative!
- The frequency for electric power in the Americas is generally 60 Hz rather than 50.
- In this case, a band-pass filter using a range or window of frequencies is appropriate to isolate the frequency or the group of frequencies that characterize a specific cycle.2015, Patrick R. Nicolas, Scala for Machine Learning, page 109:
Synonyms of frequency
Antonyms
Forms of frequency
| plural | frequencies |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | frequence |
Origin of frequency
From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy.
Words formed from frequency
- angular frequency
- audio frequency
- beat frequency oscillator
- bifrequency
- biofrequency
- Coriolis frequency
- cumulative frequency polygon
- cyclofrequency
- dual-frequency
- dual tone multi-frequency
- eigenfrequency
- equifrequency
- extremely low frequency
- frecency
- frequency assignment
- frequency band
- frequency channel
- frequency clause
- frequency dictionary
- frequency distribution
- frequency domain
- frequency illusion
- frequency list
- frequency modulation
- frequency multiplier
- frequency polygon
- frequency shift keying
- frequency-shift keying
- fundamental frequency
- gyrofrequency
- high frequency
- high-frequency
- high-frequency gravitational wave
- high frequency gravitational wave
- high-frequency trading
- infrequency
- intermediate frequency
- isofrequency
- Larmor frequency
- maximum usable frequency
- midfrequency
- monofrequency
- multifrequency
- overfrequency
- Planck angular frequency
- Planck frequency
- radio frequency
- radio-frequency
- radio-frequency identification
- radio frequency integrated circuit
- relative frequency
- sub-audio frequency
- subfrequency
- super high frequency
- time and frequency transfer
- time frequency adverbial
- time-frequency analysis
- time-frequency representation
- trifrequency
- ultra high frequency
Phrases with frequency
Questions about frequency
- What does frequency mean?
- Frequency means the rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
- What is frequency in Hindi?
- Frequency in Hindi is आवृत्ति (āvŕtti). See Frequency meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use frequency in a sentence?
- Broadcasting live at a frequency of 98.3 megahertz, we’re your rock alternative!
- What part of speech is frequency?
- Frequency is a noun.
- How do you pronounce frequency?
- Frequency is pronounced /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/.
- What is the plural of frequency?
- The plural of frequency is frequencies.
Words near frequency in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: frequency (page history and authors); frequency (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frequency (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ആവൃത്തി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); frequency (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frequency (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frequency (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frequency (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frequency (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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