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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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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