extremely high frequency

noun

, Radio.

1. any frequency between 30 and 300 gigahertz. : EHF, ehf

extremely high frequency

noun

1. a radio frequency between 30 000 and 300 000 megahertz EHF

Word History and Origins

Origin of extremely high frequency¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

However, when operating at the top end of these extremely high frequencies, multi-level signal modulation becomes highly sensitive to noise.

From Science Daily

One in six tweeted with extremely high frequency despite having few followers, as if they were being used as loudspeakers, not as sharing platforms.

From New York Times

Yet it is present at extremely high frequency in many ethnic groups8, suggesting that there is a strong counterbalancing selective advantage in retaining HLA-DQ8.

From Nature

The Defense Science Board recommended speeding up the production and the numbers of advanced extremely high frequency communications terminals for bombers and command-and-control aircraft.

From Washington Times

The latest airport body scanner machines detect hidden objects with extremely high frequency radiation known as millimeter waves, which bounce off things they strike.

From Reuters

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