low frequency
noun
: a radio frequency between medium frequency and very low frequency see Radio Frequencies Table
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Citizen science breakthrough The discovery was made by researchers from the University of Mumbai using the RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory citizen science platform, alongside the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), the world’s largest radio telescope at low frequencies.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Electric vehicles such as Teslas emit electromagnetic radiation as well as low frequency magnetic fields.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Less than a millimeter thick, the material absorbs up to 97 percent of sound, particularly the low frequencies that engineers want to keep out of the cockpit.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
What to look for in a subwoofer The most important aspects of a good subwoofer can be broken down into volume, sound quality at high volume, and the ability to play notes at low frequencies.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Electric vehicles such as Teslas emit electromagnetic radiation as well as low frequency magnetic fields.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Less than a millimeter thick, the material absorbs up to 97 percent of sound, particularly the low frequencies that engineers want to keep out of the cockpit.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
What to look for in a subwoofer The most important aspects of a good subwoofer can be broken down into volume, sound quality at high volume, and the ability to play notes at low frequencies.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Low frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20frequency. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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