eigenfrequency

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noun

Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.

OriginEnglish frequency ← German eigen ← Middle High German eigen →
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Meanings

nouneigenfrequency (plural eigenfrequencies)

plural eigenfrequencies

  1. Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₂óyḱe
  3. Proto-Germanic*aiganą
  4. Proto-Germanic*aiganaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*aigan
  6. Old High Germaneigan
  7. Middle High Germaneigen
  8. Germaneigen
  9. Englisheigen-
  10. Englishfrequency
  11. Englisheigenfrequency

From eigen- + frequency.

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APA

eigenfrequency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigenfrequency

MLA

“eigenfrequency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigenfrequency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eigenfrequency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigenfrequency.

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