English Explanatory Dictionary

hertz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.
name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of hertz (“Hz”).

Pronunciation

/hɜːts/ /hɜːs/ /hɝts/ en-us-hertz.ogg

Word forms

hertz hertzes

Etymology

Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).

Synonyms

cycle per second cps

Related words

mul:Hz

Derived words

attohertz exahertz gigahertz microhertz millihertz nanohertz petahertz subhertz terahertz yottahertz zettahertz Hertz donut hertz
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