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hertz Meaning & Definition

/hɜːts/

What Does Hertz Mean?

Hertz is used as a noun meaning In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.

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Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/hɜːts/
Synonymscycle, cps and cycle per second

Hertz Definition (Noun)

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

Noun

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

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Word Forms & Grammar

hertz (plural hertz or hertzes)

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Origin of Hertz

Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).

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