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Schumann resonance

Schumann resonance noun: any of a set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low-frequency (ELF) portion of the Earth's electromagnetic field spectrum, generated and excited by lightning discharges in the cavity formed by the Earth's surface and the ionosphere.

Noun

Schumann resonance (plural Schumann resonances)

  1. Any of a set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low-frequency (ELF) portion of the Earth's electromagnetic field spectrum, generated and excited by lightning discharges in the cavity formed by the Earth's surface and the ionosphere.

Forms of Schumann resonance

pluralSchumann resonances

Origin of Schumann resonance

Named after the physicist Winfried Otto Schumann, who predicted them mathematically in 1952.

Questions about Schumann resonance

What does Schumann resonance mean?
Schumann resonance means any of a set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low-frequency (ELF) portion of the Earth's electromagnetic field spectrum, generated and excited by lightning discharges in the cavity formed by the Earth's surface and the ionosphere.
What part of speech is Schumann resonance?
Schumann resonance is a noun.
What is the plural of Schumann resonance?
The plural of Schumann resonance is Schumann resonances.

Words near Schumann resonance in the dictionary

  1. schumacherite
  2. Schumaker
  3. Schumakers
  4. Schuman
  5. Schumann
  6. Schumann resonance
  7. Schumann resonances
  8. Schumannian
  9. Schumanns
  10. Schumans
  11. Schumer

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