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high fre·quen·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. high frequency, HFnoun

    3 to 30 megahertz

  2. high pitch, high frequencynoun

    a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches

Wikipedia

  1. High frequency

    High frequency (HF) is the ITU designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves (radio waves) between 3 and 30 megahertz (MHz). It is also known as the decameter band or decameter wave as its wavelengths range from one to ten decameters (ten to one hundred meters). Frequencies immediately below HF are denoted medium frequency (MF), while the next band of higher frequencies is known as the very high frequency (VHF) band. The HF band is a major part of the shortwave band of frequencies, so communication at these frequencies is often called shortwave radio. Because radio waves in this band can be reflected back to Earth by the ionosphere layer in the atmosphere – a method known as "skip" or "skywave" propagation – these frequencies are suitable for long-distance communication across intercontinental distances and for mountainous terrains which prevent line-of-sight communications. The band is used by international shortwave broadcasting stations (3.95–25.82 MHz), aviation communication, government time stations, weather stations, amateur radio and citizens band services, among other uses.

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  1. high frequency

    High frequency (HF) refers to the part of the electromagnetic spectrum characterized by a high rate of oscillation or rapid change in the properties of waves, in either sound or radio communication. In terms of radio waves, it typically refers to a frequency range from 3 to 30 MHz. In other contexts, such as audio signals or electronics, high frequency may refer to oscillations in the thousands or millions of cycles per second.

Wikidata

  1. High frequency

    High frequency is the ITU-designated range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves between 3 and 30 MHz. Also known as the decameter band or decameter wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decameters. Frequencies immediately below HF are denoted medium frequency, and the next higher frequencies are known as very high frequency. The HF band is a major part of the shortwave band of frequencies, so communication at these frequencies is often called shortwave radio. Because radio waves in this band can be reflected back to Earth by the ionosphere layer in the atmosphere, called "skip" or skywave propagation, these frequencies can be used for long distance communication, at intercontinental distances. The band is used by international shortwave broadcasting stations, aviation communication, government time stations, weather stations, amateur radio and citizens band services, among other uses.

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. High Frequency

    A term used as a noun or as an adjective to indicate in an alternating current, the production of a very great number of alternations per unit of time--usually expressed as alternations per second.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of high frequency in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of high frequency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of high frequency in a Sentence

  1. Dennis Kelleher:

    We believe the markets today are rigged to favor high-frequency traders, the industry has taken visible upfront commission fees and disguised it into invisible payment for order flow.

  2. Sanita Belgrave:

    Our energy is contagious, take care that you are radiating the high frequency, you want to come back to you.

  3. Nick Cannon:

    I ’m taking, as my therapist says, five minutes at a time, i ’m optimistic in finding the purpose through all of the pain. I ’m attempting to smile, I ’m attempting to be the high-frequency individual that I’ve set out to be. But, I mean, along the way there’s definitely some curves in the journey. I ’m taking it 5 minutes at a time.

  4. Amy Simon:

    Juno's microwave radiometer probes deep into the planet's atmosphere by detecting high-frequency radio waves that can penetrate through the thick cloud layers. The data from Hubble and Gemini can tell us how thick the clouds are and how deep we are seeing into the clouds.

  5. Judge John Robert Blakey:

    This Court's task is not to adjudicate the fairness or appropriateness of high-frequency trading.


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