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Hertz
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hertz
n.
unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second (Physics)
Hertz
n.
family name; Heinrich Rudolph Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist, first person who produced electromagnetic waves in an artificial manner
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Hertz
The hertz (symbol Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) and is defined as one cycle per second. It is named for Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, the first person to provide conclusive proof of the existence of electromagnetic waves.
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Hertz
Noun
1. the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second
(synonym) Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle
(hypernym) rate
(part-holonym) kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc
2. German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
(synonym) Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
(hypernym) physicist
3. German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
(synonym) Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz
(hypernym) nuclear physicist
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Hertz (das)
n.
hertz, unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second (Physics)
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Hertz
n.
Hertz, family name; Heinrich Rudolph Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist
hertz
nm.
hertz, unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second (Physics)
