high pitch
high frequency | a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches |
low pitch
low frequency | a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches |
| frequency response | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency |
audio
audio frequency | an audible acoustic wave frequency |
| radio frequency | an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared |
infrared
infrared frequency | the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range, they could sense radiation in the infrared |
extremely low frequency
ELF | below kilohertz |
very low frequency
VLF | tokilohertz |
| low frequency LF | to kilohertz |
medium frequency
MF | to kilohertz |
| high frequency HF | tomegahertz |
very high frequency
VHF | to megahertz |
ultrahigh frequency
UHF | to megahertz |
superhigh frequency
SHF | togigahertz |
extremely high frequency
EHF | to gigahertz |
fundamental
fundamental frequency
first harmonic | the lowest tone of a harmonic series |
| frequency distribution | a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable |
frequency band
waveband | a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) |
frequency modulation
FM | modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave |
noun phrase
nominal phrase
nominal | a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb |
front man
front
figurehead
nominal head
straw man
strawman | a person used as a cover for some questionable activity |
radio spectrum
radio-frequency spectrum | the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications, includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television |
| nominal damages | (law) a trivial sum (usually $.) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) |
par value
face value
nominal value | the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it, unrelated to market value |
frequency
absolute frequency | the number of observations in a given statistical category |
frequency
relative frequency | the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations |
nominal aphasia
anomic aphasia
anomia
amnesic aphasia
amnestic aphasia | inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects |
frequency
frequence
oftenness | the number of occurrences within a given time period, the frequency of modulation wascycles per second, the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older |
| sampling frequency | (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal |
| Nyquist frequency | (telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal |
nominal
titular | existing in name only, the nominal (or titular) head of his party |
nominative
nominal | named, bearing the name of a specific person, nominative shares of stock |
nominal
token(a)
tokenish | insignificantly small, a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal), the fee was nominal, a token gesture of resistance, a toknenish gesture |
| nominal | of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation, the nominal GDP, nominal interest rates |
| nominal | pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun, nominal phrase, noun phrase |
| nominal | relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name, the Russian system of nominal brevity, a nominal lists of priests, taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls |