natural frequency

noun

1. See forcing frequency
   physics the frequency at which a system vibrates when set in free vibration Compare forcing frequency

Example Sentences

Now electrical circuits in which currents oscillate have a natural frequency of their own.

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The explanation is that a pendulum has a certain natural frequency which depends upon its length.

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One set of blades operates at its natural frequency as a tuning-fork oscillator.

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Let us also make the condenser a variable one so that we can change the natural frequency or tune of the circuit.

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This is the setting of the condenser for which the circuit has the same tune or natural frequency as the circuit cd.

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