FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fundamental frequency mean? 

• FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY (noun)
  The noun FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY has 1 sense:

1. the lowest tone of a harmonic series

  Familiarity information: FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lowest tone of a harmonic series

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

first harmonic; fundamental; fundamental frequency

Hypernyms ("fundamental frequency" is a kind of...):

harmonic (a tone that is a component of a complex sound)