Eigenfrequency

/ˈaɪɡən.ˌfrikwənsi/ noun

Definition

In physics and engineering, the natural frequency at which a system vibrates freely without external forcing; the inherent oscillation rate of a structure.

Etymology

From German 'eigen' meaning 'own' or 'characteristic,' combined with 'frequency.' The term comes from mathematical eigenvalues and was adopted in engineering to describe natural vibration frequencies.

Kelly Says

Every bridge has an eigenfrequency—if soldiers march in step across a bridge at exactly that frequency, the bridge can vibrate itself to destruction, which is why military units break step crossing suspension bridges.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የ Own ፍሬክ Weihnachten
ye-Own fre-kwe-n-ash
ARالعربية
تردد ذاتي
tirdad dhathi
BNবাংলা
নিজস্ব ফ্রিকোয়েন্সি
ni-j-swa fr-i-ko-wen-si
CACatalà
freqüència pròpia
fɾe-kwen-tsia pro-pja
CSČeština
vlastní frekvence
vlast-ni fre-kven-ce
DADansk
egenfrekvens
e-gen-frek-vens
DEDeutsch
Eigenfrequenz
ay-gen-fʁe-kwen-ts
ELΕλληνικά
ιδιοσυχνότητα
idio-si-khno-ta-tee
ESEspañol
frecuencia propia
fre-kwen-thee-ah pro-pjah
FAفارسی
فرکانس ویژه
fər-kān-s-e ves-h-e
FISuomi
omien taajuus
o-mien taa-juus
FRFrançais
fréquence propre
fre-kwen-s pro-pr
GUGU
આપણી आवृत्ति
a-ap-ni a-av-rit-ti
HAHA
fadar daɗi
fa-dar da-di
HEעברית
תדר עצמי
ti-der etz-mi
HIहिन्दी
स्वाभाषिक आवृत्ति
svaabhaashhik aavritti
HUMagyar
sajátos frekvencia
sa-ja-tos fre-kven-cia
IDBahasa Indonesia
frekuensi eigen
fɾe-ku-ɛn-si ey-gen
IGIG
frekwensi nke ya
fɾe-kwen-si nke ya
ITItaliano
frequenza propria
fɾekwen-tsia pro-pja
JA日本語
固有周波数
kodo yū shūhō-sū
KKKK
өзгік жиілігі
o-z-gik ji-i-li-gi
KMKM
ប្រភព រង្វង
pr-a-p-p-o-r-ong-vong
KO한국어
고유진동수
go-yu jin-dong-su
MRMR
स्वतःची आवृत्ती
sva-ta-chi a-av-rit-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
frekuensi sendiri
fɾe-ku-ɛn-si di-ri
MYမြန်မာ
အမိန့် ဖရက်ကွန်းစီ
a-min-t h-ra-k-we-n-si
NLNederlands
eigenfrequentie
ay-gen-fʁe-kwen-tsie
NONorsk
egenfrekvens
e-gen-frek-vens
PAPA
ਆਪਣੀ आवृत्ति
a-ap-ni a-av-rit-ti
PLPolski
własna częstotliwość
vlasna ches-to-tliv-ość
PTPortuguês
frequência própria
fʁe-kwen-sja pro-pri-a
RORomână
frecuență proprie
fɾe-kwen-tsia pro-pri-e
RUРусский
собственная частота
sobstvennaya chastota
SVSvenska
egenfrekvens
e-gen-frek-vens
SWKiswahili
tofauti ya asili
to-fa-u-ti ya a-si-li
TAதமிழ்
உரித்தான அதிர்வெண்
u-ri-tha-na a-thir-ve-n
TEతెలుగు
స్వచ్ఛమైన వైబ్రేషన్
svachch-ma-ina vai-bra-shan
THไทย
ความถี่เฉพาะ
khwam-thit-ek-spet
TLTL
sariling daloy
sa-ri-ling da-loy
TRTürkçe
kendi frekansı
ken-di fre-kan-si
UKУкраїнська
власна частота
vlasna chastota
URاردو
خود ساختہ تناؤ
khud-sath-a tana-u
VITiếng Việt
tần số riêng
tan so rieng
YOYO
frekwensi tuntun
fɾe-kwen-si tu-ntun
ZH中文
固有频率
gù yǒu lìng yuè
ZUZU
ifrekhensi elikhulu
i-fɾe-khen-si e-li-khu-lu

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.