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Frey effect

Frey effect noun: an auditory phenomenon in which pulsed microwave frequencies generate clicking sounds directly inside the human head.

Noun

Frey effect

  1. An auditory phenomenon in which pulsed microwave frequencies generate clicking sounds directly inside the human head.

Origin of Frey effect

Named after American neuroscientist Allan H. Frey.

Questions about Frey effect

What does Frey effect mean?
Frey effect means an auditory phenomenon in which pulsed microwave frequencies generate clicking sounds directly inside the human head.
What part of speech is Frey effect?
Frey effect is a noun.

Words near Frey effect in the dictionary

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  2. Frexit
  3. Frey
  4. Frey curve
  5. Frey curves
  6. Frey effect
  7. Frey's procedure
  8. Frey's procedures
  9. Frey's syndrome
  10. Frey-Baillarger syndrome
  11. Freya

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