high frequency

noun

1. the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.

high frequency

noun

1. a radio-frequency band or radio frequency lying between 3 and 30 megahertz HF

Other Words From

• high-frequen·cy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of high frequency¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Perhaps on the trip from Cerberus Fossae to InSight, the high frequencies from ordinary signals became attenuated, making the signals look like low-frequency events, which are often associated with moving magma.

From Quanta Magazine

My longest stint was for two months, when I traveled under the polar ice cap to the North Pole with a team of scientists studying the Arctic environment and testing high frequency sonar and acoustic communications for under-ice operations.

From Nautilus

Because these low frequencies have high energy and are more robust than high frequencies, this is also a convenient way to drown out excess environmental noise without cranking the volume.

From Popular-Science

Unlike web slinging, the reaction to hearing a predator’s high frequencies may simply be to stay put and hide.

From Science News For Students

Surprisingly, ogre-faced spiders can also hear fairly high frequencies, Stafstrom says.

From Science News

Even those making money from deals made with high-frequency traders had no idea if they were making as much as they should.

From The Daily Beast

The man behind ‘Moneyball’ goes inside the crazy world of high frequency trading to find billions being made by the nanosecond.

From The Daily Beast

High-frequency trading computers execute hundreds of trades per minute, largely on autopilot.

From The Daily Beast

High Frequency Trading (HFT) is a method used by financial institutions whereby stocks are traded in fractions of a second.

From The Daily Beast

These upstarts appealed to the high-frequency traders who have come to dominate the market.

From The Daily Beast

Warts are either better left alone or removed by a physician with the high-frequency spark or some other reliable method.

From Project Gutenberg

The whistles high frequency waves also awakened Cerberus, the three-headed watch dog, besides actuating The Dingus.

From Project Gutenberg

Repeated applications of the high-frequency current, with the vacuum electrode, have also proved serviceable.

From Project Gutenberg

Stimulation with the high-frequency current by means of the vacuum electrode is also of value.

From Project Gutenberg

Its high-frequency scream rose deafeningly above us and was torn away in unsteady gusts.

From Project Gutenberg