frequency

noun

/ˈfriːkwənsi/

(plural frequencies)

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[uncountable, countable] the rate at which something happens or is repeated
- Fatal road accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years.
- Dawn was then visiting New York with increasing frequency.
- a society with a high/low frequency (= happening often/not very often) of stable marriages
- Users will be able to rearrange their icons by frequency of use.
- The program can show us word frequency (= how often words occur in a language).
Extra Examples
- Crime increases in frequency in less settled neighbourhoods.
- The drug can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.
- These incidents have increased in frequency.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- increased
- increasing
- …
verb + frequency
- decrease in
- increase in
- decrease
- …
preposition
- with frequency
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[uncountable] the fact of something happening often
- the alarming frequency of computer errors
- The relative frequency of this illness in the area is of concern to all doctors.
- with… frequency Objects like this turn up at sales with surprising frequency.
- Bullets bounced off the rock with alarming frequency.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- increased
- increasing
- …
verb + frequency
- decrease in
- increase in
- decrease
- …
preposition
- with frequency
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] (specialist) the rate at which a sound or electromagnetic wave vibrates (= moves up and down)
- a high/low frequency
- Electromagnetic waves of radio frequency can make molecules vibrate and heat up.
Wordfinder
- amplitude
- atom
- energy
- fission
- force
- frequency
- gravity
- molecule
- nuclear
- physics
Topics Physics and chemistryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- microwave
- …
frequency + noun
- range
- spectrum
- band
- …
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[countable, uncountable] (specialist) the number of radio waves for every second of a radio signal
- a frequency band
- an FM radio frequency
- There are only a limited number of broadcasting frequencies.
Topics TV, radio and newsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- microwave
- …
frequency + noun
- range
- spectrum
- band
- …
See full entry

Word Originmid 16th cent. (gradually superseding late Middle English frequence; originally denoting a gathering of people): from Latin frequentia, from frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’.

单词	frequency
释义	frequency noun /ˈfriːkwənsi/ /ˈfriːkwənsi/ (plural frequencies) jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the rate at which something happens or is repeated Fatal road accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years. Dawn was then visiting New York with increasing frequency. a society with a high/low frequency (= happening often/not very often) of stable marriages Users will be able to rearrange their icons by frequency of use. The program can show us word frequency (= how often words occur in a language). Extra Examples Crime increases in frequency in less settled neighbourhoods. The drug can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks. These incidents have increased in frequency. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great increased increasing … verb + frequency decrease in increase in decrease … preposition with frequency See full entry [uncountable] the fact of something happening often the alarming frequency of computer errors The relative frequency of this illness in the area is of concern to all doctors. with… frequency Objects like this turn up at sales with surprising frequency. Bullets bounced off the rock with alarming frequency. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great increased increasing … verb + frequency decrease in increase in decrease … preposition with frequency See full entry [countable, uncountable] (specialist) the rate at which a sound or electromagnetic wave vibrates (= moves up and down) a high/low frequency Electromagnetic waves of radio frequency can make molecules vibrate and heat up. Wordfinder amplitude atom energy fission force frequency gravity molecule nuclear physics Topics Physics and chemistryc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high low microwave … frequency + noun range spectrum band … See full entry [countable, uncountable] (specialist) the number of radio waves for every second of a radio signal a frequency band an FM radio frequency There are only a limited number of broadcasting frequencies. Topics TV, radio and newsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high low microwave … frequency + noun range spectrum band … See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent. (gradually superseding late Middle English frequence; originally denoting a gathering of people): from Latin frequentia, from frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’.
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