high frequency
noun
: a radio frequency between very high frequency and medium frequency see Radio Frequencies Table
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To get a clear picture, the VideoDisc system required very sensitive capacitance sensors to detect these tiny differences at high frequency.
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Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
The movement itself is a feat of miniaturization: 512 parts humming along at a high frequency of 5 Hz, which achieves a six-day power reserve.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Two top-firing tweeters are deigned to push high frequencies upward.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
The bell and diaphragm devices have a wide, flat side for high frequencies and a smaller, concave side for low frequencies.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
The movement itself is a feat of miniaturization: 512 parts humming along at a high frequency of 5 Hz, which achieves a six-day power reserve.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Two top-firing tweeters are deigned to push high frequencies upward.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
The bell and diaphragm devices have a wide, flat side for high frequencies and a smaller, concave side for low frequencies.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
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“High frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20frequency. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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