HF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does HF mean? 

• HF (noun)
  The noun HF has 2 senses:

1. a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons

2. 3 to 30 megahertz

  Familiarity information: HF used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 72; hafnium; Hf

Hypernyms ("Hf" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

3 to 30 megahertz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

HF; high frequency

Hypernyms ("HF" is a kind of...):

radio frequency (an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared)

Holonyms ("HF" is a part of...):

electromagnetic spectrum (the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves)