gigahertz

American  

[gig-uh-hurts, jig-] / ˈgɪg əˌhɜrts, ˈdʒɪg- /

noun

plural

gigahertz, gigahertzes

1. one billion hertz. GHz

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gigahertz British  

/ ˈɡɪɡəˌhɜːts, ˈdʒɪɡ- /

noun

1.  GHz.  a unit of frequency equal to 10 ⁹ hertz

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gigahertz Scientific  

/ gĭg′ə-hûrtz′ /

1. A unit of frequency equal to one billion (10 ⁹) hertz.

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Etymology

Origin of gigahertz

First recorded in 1960–65; giga- + hertz

Example Sentences

Using this approach, the team generated surface acoustic waves vibrating at about 1 gigahertz, meaning billions of oscillations per second.

From Science Daily

The processor can reach up to 5.6 gigahertz in chip clock speed and has eight high performance chip cores.

From Barron's

"There are lots of practical advantages to this design, and we've already shown the best sensitivity to date in this 11-12 gigahertz frequency."

From Science Daily

"These are electromagnetic rays in the range of around one hundred to several thousand gigahertz, comparable to the radiation of a cell phone or a microwave oven -- but with a significantly higher frequency."

From Science Daily

THz waves are electromagnetic waves within the THz range, which falls between the microwave and infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically spanning frequencies from 300 gigahertz to 3 THz.

From Science Daily