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FREQUENCY SPECTRUM [3 records]

Record 1 2004-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
DEF

A plot of the distribution of the intensity of some type of electromagnetic and acoustic radiation as a function of frequency.

CONT

[in] commonplace sounds ... harmonics ... may be conveniently displayed ... in a simple plot of the sound pressure of each frequency. Such a description is known generally as a frequency spectrum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Les paramètres physiques permettant de caractériser une source sonore [...] sont [...] la répartition de l'énergie sonore en fonction de la fréquence, c'est-à-dire le spectre de fréquence.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acústica (Física)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
DEF

Reparto de intensidad que resulta del análisis de la frecuencia.

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Record 2 1985-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Military Communications
OBS

Source: Draft for the Canadian Forces Publication B-GL-32A-001/FT-001.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Transmissions militaires

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Satellite Telecommunications
CONT

Special terminology has grown up to designate various segments of the radio-frequency spectrum from 30 hertz

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiodiffusion
  • Télécommunications par satellite
CONT

Le spectre de fréquences du signal modulé, qui est la représentation de l'amplitude des [...] composantes de celui-ci en fonction de leur fréquence, se réduit à trois segments.

Spanish

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