SYNTONY

Noun

syntony (usually uncountable, plural syntonies)

(electronics) A condition in which two oscillators have the same resonant frequency.

A syntonic state.

Source: Wiktionary


Syn"to*ny, n. [Cf. Gr. agreement. See Syn-; Tone.] (Physics)

Definition: State of being adjusted to a certain wave length; agreement or tuning between the time period of an apparatus emitting electric oscillations and that of a receiving apparatus, esp. in wireless telegraphy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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