low frequency

noun

, Radio.

1. any frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz. : LF

low frequency

noun

1. a radio-frequency band or a frequency lying between 300 and 30 kilohertz LF

Other Words From

• low-frequen·cy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of low frequency¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The challenge, Revel said, is that it relies on a standard that “doesn’t take into account all the frequencies and certainly doesn’t take into account the low frequencies that travel further.”

From Los Angeles Times

However, their effects are extremely weak and have been discovered only in relatively low frequency band using the method of interferometry.

From Science Daily

On a visit to a Texas ostrich farm, the researchers recorded 11 types of calls, ranging from high frequency peeps and gurgles in baby ostriches to low frequency boos and booms in adult males.

From Science Daily

Contrasting the observed unusual electrical activity, the spontaneous isomerization of G90D rhodopsin demonstrated a high amplitude but low frequency.

From Science Daily

While sick and avoidance behavior can be regularly observed in non-human animals, self-medication in the form of ingestion of specific plant parts is widespread in animals but exhibited at low frequencies.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• high frequency