Frequency

Noun

 * 1)  The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
 * 2) * With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.
 * 3) * The frequency of bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minutes.
 * 4)  The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
 * 5) * The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.
 * 6) * The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him.
 * 7)  The quotient of the number of times $$n$$ a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time $$t$$ in which it occurs: $$f = n / t$$.
 * 8) * The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.
 * 9) * ''The frequency of a wave is its velocity $$v$$ divided by its wavelength $$\lambda$$: $$f = v / \lambda$$.
 * 10) * Broadcasting live at a frequency of 98.3 megahertz, we’re your rock alternative!
 * 11) * The frequency for electric power in the Americas is generally 60 Hz rather than 50.

Related terms

 * frequent
 * frequentative
 * frequenter

Adjectives for Frequency
determinate;  disheartening;   distasteful; persistent; increasing; nervous.

Verbs for Frequency
commit with—; condemn—; diminish—; displease with—; encourage—; endure—; enjoy—; impose with—; increase—; justify—; occur with—; necessitate—; reduce—; relax—; repeat with—; return with—; vary—

Thesaurus
AF, CPS, EHF, HF, Hz, MF, RF, SHF, UHF, VHF, VLF, amplitude, antinode, audio frequency, carrier frequency, crest, cycles, de Broglie wave, diffraction, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, extremely high frequency, fluctuation, frequency band, frequency spectrum, fundamental, fundamental tone, guided wave, harmonic, harmonic motion, hertz, high frequency, in phase, interference, intermediate frequency, intonation, kilocycles, kilohertz, libration, light, longitudinal wave, low frequency, lower frequencies, mechanical wave, medium frequency, megacycles, megahertz, monotone, monotony, node, nutation, oscillation, out of phase, overtone, partial, partial tone, pendulation, period, periodic wave, periodicity, pitch, radio frequency, radio wave, ray, reinforcement, resonance, resonance frequency, seismic wave, shock wave, sound wave, spark frequency, spectrum, superhigh frequency, surface wave, tidal wave, tone, tonelessness, transverse wave, trough, ultrahigh frequency, upper frequencies, vacillation, very high frequency, very low frequency, vibrancy, vibratility, vibration, wave, wave equation, wave motion, wave number, wavelength, wavering

Etymology
From frequentia:, from frequens:.

Translations

 * Catalan: freqüència
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 頻率, 频率, 頻度, 频度
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: taajuus, frekvenssi
 * French:
 * German: Häufigkeit, Frequenz, Regelmäßigkeit
 * Greek: συχνότητα
 * Hebrew: תדירות
 * Hungarian:, ismétlődés


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 頻度
 * Macedonian: честота
 * Malay: kekerapan
 * Norwegian: hyppighet
 * Polish: częstość
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: frecvență
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Serbian: učestalost, čestoća, čestost, učestanost
 * Slovene: pogostost
 * Spanish: frecuencia
 * Turkish: frekans
 * Vietnamese: tính thường xuyên


 * Catalan: freqüència
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * French:
 * German: Häufigkeit
 * Greek: συχνότητα


 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: честота
 * Malay: kekerapan
 * Norwegian: hyppighet
 * Polish: częstość
 * Romanian: desime, frecvență
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Spanish:


 * Bengali: কম্পাঙ্ক
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: freqüència
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (pínlǜ)
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: συχνότητα
 * Hebrew: תדירות, תדר (used for a radio station or a two-way radio device)


 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: tíðni
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 周波数
 * Latvian:
 * Macedonian:
 * Malay: frekuensi
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene:, pogostost
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * : tíðføri, tíðleiki , tídd
 * : frekuensi
 * : freuqentia
 * : dažnumas


 * : frekvencia
 * : அதிர்வெண்
 * : పౌనఃపున్యము (paunahpunyamu)
 * : frekans
 * : frecuencia