HERTZIAN

Hertzian

(adjective) of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work; “Hertzian discoveries”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Hertz"i*an, a.

Definition: Of or pert. to the German physicist Heinrich Hertz.

Hertzian telegraphy, telegraphy by means of the Hertzian waves; wireless telegraphy. -- H. waves, electric waves; -- so called because Hertz was the first to investigate them systematically. His apparatus consisted essentially in an oscillator for producing the waves, and a resonator for detecting them. The waves were found to have the same velocity as light, and to undergo reflection, refraction, and polarization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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