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high-frequency

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Very frequent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, frequency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a high-frequency sound
  • high-frequency radiation

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: yüksəktezlikli — of or pertaining to high frequency sound or other radiation
  • Belarusian: высокачасто́тны (vysokačastótny) — of or pertaining to high frequency sound or other radiation
  • Georgian: მაღალსიხშირიანი (maɣalsixširiani) — of or pertaining to high frequency sound or other radiation
  • German: hochfrequent — of or pertaining to high frequency sound or other radiation
  • Irish: ardmhinicíochta — of or pertaining to high frequency sound or other radiation
  • Macedonian: високофреквентен (visokofrekventen) — of or pertaining to high frequency sound or other radiation
  • Russian: высокочасто́тный (vysokočastótnyj) — of or pertaining to high frequency sound or other radiation
  • Ukrainian: високочасто́тний (vysokočastótnyj) — of or pertaining to high frequency sound or other radiation