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Hertz   /hɛrts/  /hərts/   Listen
Hertz

noun
1.
The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second.  Synonyms: cps, cycle, cycle per second, cycles/second, Hz.
2.
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894).  Synonyms: Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz.
3.
German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975).  Synonyms: Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz.



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Words linked to "Hertz" :   cycles/second, kc, kilocycle per second, rate, physicist, kHz, kilocycle, nuclear physicist


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