cutoff frequency

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cutoff frequency [′kət‚ȯf ‚frē·kwən·sē]

(electronics)

A frequency at which the attenuation of a device begins to increase sharply, such as the limiting frequency below which a traveling wave in a given mode cannot be maintained in a waveguide, or the frequency above which an electron tube loses efficiency rapidly. Also known as critical frequency; cutoff.

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No references found			The upper working frequency is set by the cutoff frequency for plane wave propagation and is defined as [[Florin]. Experimental investigation of reflection of airborne noise at duct ... by Michaud, Alexander P.; Cunefare, Kenneth A. / ASHRAE Transactions The choice of a cutoff frequency was based on the residual method (Wells and Winter, 1980). When does a gait transition occur during human locomotion? by Hreljac, Alan; Imamura, Rodney T.; Escamilla, Rafael F.; Edwards, W. Brent / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine The curve has been generated using an SAE low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 1000 Hz. Applying FEA to tire design: an integrated approach for transient ... by Surendranath, Harish / Designfax			cutch Cuteness Cuterebridae Cuth Cuthbert Cuthbert, Saint Cuticle cutie pie Cutin cutinite cutis Cutlass Fish cutler Cutler feed Cutler Ridge Cutler, Lloyd N. Cutler, Manasseh Cutler, Timothy Cutleriales cutlery cutoff cutoff attenuator cutoff bias Cutoff Channel cutoff field cutoff frequency cutoff high cutoff lake cutoff limiting cutoff low cutoff point cutoff sprinkler cutoff stop cutoff tool cutoff trench cutoff valve cutoff voltage cutoff wall cutoff wavelength cutoff wheel cutout cutout angle cutout box cutover cutscore Cuttack Cutter cutter bar cutter compensation Cutter Holder cutter sweep			cutlery cutlery cutlery Cutlery & Allied Trades Research Association Cutlery and Small Tools Service Center cutlery drainer cutlery tray Cutless cutlet cutlets Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutling cutlips CUTM CUTMA CUTMF cutoff cutoff cutoff cutoff cutoff attack cutoff attenuator cutoff bias Cutoff Channel Cutoff Date Cutoff Dates cutoff field Cutoff frequencies cutoff frequency Cutoff function cutoff high cutoff lake cutoff limiting cutoff low Cutoff point Cutoff point Cutoff Points Cutoff Points Cutoff saw Cutoff scale Cutoff scale cutoff sprinkler cutoff stop cutoff switch cutoff tool cutoff trench Cutoff Valve Cutoff Valve cutoff voltage cutoff wall Cutoff wavelength cutoff wheel cutoffs cutoffs Cutose cutout cutout cutout angle cutout box

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