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
Named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.
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
• cycle per second
Hertz (plural er-noun)
A surname.
Hertz (uncountable)
Alternative letter-case form of hertz (“Hz”)
Source: Wiktionary
22 May 2025
(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
