GIGAHERTZ

gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc

(noun) 1,000,000,000 periods per second

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gigahertz (plural gigahertz or gigahertzes)

One billion hertz, 109 Hz.

Source: Wiktionary



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