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Cage defect frequency

See Fundamental train frequency.

Calibration
The verification and/or correction of the accuracy of an instrument,
using a known standard as the reference.

Carrier frequency
The frequency of a signal that is being modulated by another signal
e.g. the rotor bar pass frequency of a motor is often a carrier frequency
that is modulated by the shaft rotation frequency. See also Amplitude
modulation, Frequency modulation, and Modulation.

Cascade plot
See Waterfall chart.

Cavitation
A condition where the inlet pressure of a pump or water turbine is too
low and therefore causes a mixed flow of fluid and vapor. Cavitation
causes random high frequency vibration.

Center of mass
The center point of mass concentration in a body. The weight of the
body acts through the center of mass of the body. The imaginary line
connecting the center of mass at every cross-section of a rotor is the
mass centerline of the rotor. See also Principal inertia axis and
Unbalance.

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