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kHZ
(redirected from kilohertz)

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kHZKilohertz (1000 Hertz)
KHZKarawa Health Zone (Democratic Republic of Congo)
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But following demand for a device that would get rid of all undesirables regardless of age, the new Mark 4 version can operate at a lower eight kilohertz frequency that adults can hear too, annoying everyone within earshot.
Mosquito teen-repellent device can now irritate grown-ups too by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The Mosquito emits a whining sound at 18 kilohertz that switches on and off four times a second for up to 20 minutes.
Uproar over noise 'gun' CRIME: MP demands health inquiry on Mosquito by Birmingham Mail (England)
Using equipment designed to study the very high-pitched bleeps that bats make, scientists have found that the frog calls also include very high-pitched chirps that topped 20 kilohertz (20,000 cycles per second)--sound frequencies that people can't hear.
Ultrasonic frogs raise the pitch by Sohn, Emily / Science News for Kids
 
 
 
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