high frequency
noun
: a radio frequency between very high frequency and medium frequency see Radio Frequencies Table
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Roughly the size of a microcassette and lighter than a paperclip, the machine uses soft artificial muscles that power its large flapping wings at high frequency.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
In blood and saliva, mutations increase with age, but in oocytes, harmful mutations with high frequencies were rarer and more evenly distributed elsewhere, suggesting a form of natural quality control.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The high frequency, which increases shock resistance, combines with the constant force magnetic escapement to give the watch a high chronometric rating.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2025
To get a clear picture, the VideoDisc system required very sensitive capacitance sensors to detect these tiny differences at high frequency.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
In blood and saliva, mutations increase with age, but in oocytes, harmful mutations with high frequencies were rarer and more evenly distributed elsewhere, suggesting a form of natural quality control.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The high frequency, which increases shock resistance, combines with the constant force magnetic escapement to give the watch a high chronometric rating.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2025
To get a clear picture, the VideoDisc system required very sensitive capacitance sensors to detect these tiny differences at high frequency.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
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“High frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20frequency. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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