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TFR

TFR

9.9
A picture that shows how sound frequencies change over time
  • noun
  • Specialized
: representación tiempo-frecuencia
  • Engineers often rely on a TFR when studying complex audio signals in real time.

Examples

  • The TFR analysis revealed significant changes in the signal.

  • A TFR can reveal important details about speech patterns that are not visible in a simple waveform.

  • The researcher used a TFR to analyze the changing frequencies in the recorded music.

  • Researchers often use TFRs to study brain activity.

  • The TFR analysis revealed how the sound frequency shifted during the performance.

  • Using a TFR method, the researchers tracked the changes in signal frequency over several minutes.

  • In their presentation, the engineers explained the TFR technique for monitoring real-time frequency variations.

Synonyms

sonogram
vsTFR
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A picture that shows how high and low parts of a sound change over time

is the technical method for displaying frequency content changes over time
sound spectrograph
vsTFR
  • Specialized
9.1

A machine that shows different pitches in a sound as a picture

is the method that displays frequency changes over time rather than a device

Surface Forms

TFR singular
TFRs plural

Etymology

TFR stands for Time-Frequency Representation, a name that says what it does: it shows frequency ('how often' a sound wave repeats) across time ('when' it happens), so you can see how sounds change over time.