dual-frequency
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]dual-frequency (not comparable)
- (electrical engineering) Able to operate on two different electrical frequencies.
- 1961 May, “New European motive power: I - German dual-voltage locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 305:
- Trials with three experimental dual-frequency mixed-traffic locomotives intended for use on the Saar's 15kV 16⅔-cycle (German) and 25kV 50-cycle (French) lines have proved so successful that the German Federal Railway is contemplating the construction of a fleet of 20 to 25 similar machines.
- (radio communications) Able to receive and operate on two different radio frequencies.
Related terms
[edit]- (sense 1) dual-voltage