hertz
the standard unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one cycle per second. Abbreviation: Hz
Origin of hertz
1Words Nearby hertz
Other definitions for Hertz (2 of 2)
Gu·stav [goos-tahf], /ˈgʊs tɑf/, 1887–1975, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1925.
Hein·rich Ru·dolph [hahyn-rikh-roo-dawlf], /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈru dɔlf/, 1857–94, German physicist.
Other words from Hertz
- Hertz·i·an [hurt-see-uhn, hairt-], /ˈhɜrt si ən, ˈhɛərt-/, adjective
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How to use hertz in a sentence
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Brain emissions at around 8 to 12 hertz, for example, form the alpha wave pattern associated with sleep.
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To try to assess the change in human-caused seismic noise due to the lockdowns, Lecocq and his colleagues focused on seismic signals with frequencies between 4 and 14 hertz.
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In 1888 hertz proved by his experiments that ether waves having the same velocity as light could be produced in this way.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerNow a million per second gives a wave-length somewhere about what hertz wanted, so he arranged his apparatus as just described.
The Romance of War Inventions | Thomas W. CorbinThus hertz discovered how to make the waves which Clerk-Maxwell had predicted and also how to detect them when made.
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British Dictionary definitions for hertz (1 of 2)
/ (hɜːts) /
the derived SI unit of frequency; the frequency of a periodic phenomenon that has a periodic time of 1 second; 1 cycle per second: Symbol: Hz
Origin of hertz
1British Dictionary definitions for Hertz (2 of 2)
/ (hɜːts, German hɛrts) /
Gustav (ˈɡʊstaf). 1887–1975, German atomic physicist. He provided evidence for the quantum theory by his research with Franck on the effects produced by bombarding atoms with electrons: they shared the Nobel prize for physics (1925)
Heinrich Rudolph (ˈhainrɪç ˈruːdɔlf). 1857–94, German physicist. He was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially
Derived forms of Hertz
- Hertzian, adjective
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Scientific definitions for hertz
[ hûrts ]
The SI derived unit used to measure the frequency of vibrations and waves, such as sound waves and electromagnetic waves. One hertz is equal to one cycle per second. The hertz is named after German physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894).
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Cultural definitions for hertz
[ (hurts) ]
The international unit of frequency: one cycle per second. The abbreviation for hertz is Hz.
Notes for hertz
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