frequency B1 Topic:Time US /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ See IPA manual Freq #6500 Meanings 1 noun How often something happens within a period of time. The buses run with greater frequency during rush hour. 2 noun The rate at which a sound wave or radio wave vibrates, measured in cycles per second. The radio station broadcasts on a frequency of 98.5 FM. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · how often something happens... frequenceoftenness More freq ↔ Opposites period Word family Forms frequencies Derived forms bifrequencycyclofrequencydual-frequencyeigenfrequencyequifrequencyfrecencygyrofrequencyhigh-frequencyisofrequencymidfrequencymonofrequencymultifrequency Related forms alwaysannualannuallybiennialbienniallybiweeklycadencecentenarycentennialcommoncommonnessdaily Common collocations frequency modulation Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy. frequentia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frequency **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ **Frequency rank:** 6500 ## Meanings 1. How often something happens within a period of time. 2. The rate at which a sound wave or radio wave vibrates, measured in cycles per second. ## Examples - The buses run with greater frequency during rush hour. - The radio station broadcasts on a frequency of 98.5 FM. ## Synonyms - freq ## Antonyms - period ## Derived Forms - bifrequency - cyclofrequency - dual-frequency - eigenfrequency - equifrequency - frecency - gyrofrequency - high-frequency - isofrequency - midfrequency - monofrequency - multifrequency ## Related Forms - always - annual - annually - biennial - biennially - biweekly - cadence - centenary - centennial - common - commonness - daily ## Roots and Affixes - Root: frequentia ## Etymology From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy. ## AI Etymology Frequency comes from Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy. In current use, the main senses are “How often something happens within a period of time” and “The rate at which a sound wave or radio wave vibrates, measured in cycles per second”. ## Topics - Time markdown