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noun, plural hertz, hertz·es. the standard unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one cycle per second. Abbreviation Show More
Origin of hertz First recorded in
1925–30; named after H. R.
Hertz Hertz [hurts, hairts; German r ts]
Gu·stav [goo s -tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ 1887–1975, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1925. Hein·rich Ru·dolph [hahyn -r ikh r oo /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈru dɔlf/ 1857–94, German physicist. Show More
Related forms Hertz·i·an [hurt -see-uh n, hairt -] /ˈhɜrt si ən, ˈhɛərt-/ adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for hertz Contemporary Examples of hertz There is a pro version that costs $49 per year and comes with Hertz Gold and Regus membership.
Under a lowering sky, the entourage crowds into two Hertz station wagons for the sixty mile drive to Las Cruces.
Microsoft-Yahoo becomes a genuine Pepsi to Google's Coke, Burger King to their McDonalds, Avis to their Hertz .
Historical Examples of hertz The experiments of Hertz are, in fact, the apotheosis of Maxwell's theory.
The former raised his hand, and Hertz rode forward and saluted.
On this day the entry which we selected was one of Durnell & Hertz 's string.
It was at this time, and in Rome, that my first meeting with Hertz took place.
There was a precedent for estimating its value; but of that Mr. Hertz was ignorant.
British Dictionary definitions for hertz 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 Show More
Word Origin for hertz C20: named after Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
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 artificiallyShow More
Derived Forms Hertzian , adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for hertz unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second, 1928, named in reference to German physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894).
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A unit of frequency equal to 1 cycle per second. Show More
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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). Show More
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Note Household
current (see also
current ) in the United States is sixty hertz.
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