HERTZ

Hertz, Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz

(noun) German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)

Hertz, Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz

(noun) German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)

hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles, second, cps, cycle

(noun) the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Noun

hertz (plural hertz or hertzes)

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

Synonyms

• cycle per second

Etymology

Proper noun

Hertz (plural er-noun)

A surname.

Noun

Hertz (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of hertz (“Hz”)

Source: Wiktionary



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