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Hertz; hertzes.

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Hytone, Hytrin, Hywel Dda, Hyzaar, hyzone, Hz, i, I 131 uptake test, IA, IAA, IAAF

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How to use Hz in a sentence

The new tablet includes a larger screen with a 120 Hz refresh rate, updated internal hardware, user-replaceable SSDs, and a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports that replace the USB-C and USB-A ports in the previous model.
Larger-screened Surface Pro 8 gets its biggest redesign since the Surface Pro 3|Andrew Cunningham|September 22, 2021|Ars Technica
The screen now gets Pro Motion, which means it can go from 10 Hz to 120 Hz depending on what you’re doing.
Let’s watch Apple announce the iPhone 13 and more at its Fall 2021 event|Stan Horaczek|September 14, 2021|Popular-Science
The microphone’s frequency response stretches from 20 Hz to 20 kHz and has a slightly pronounced presence bump that’s great for a natural vocal sound.
Best vocal microphones of 2021|Billy Cadden|August 25, 2021|Popular-Science
With 50mm drivers, high-power neodymium magnets, a 12,000 Hz – 35,000 kHz frequency response, and an impedance of 32 ohms, these headphones deliver a punchy low-end, robust mids, and a crisp, clean high-end.
The best budget headphones: Cutting cost doesn’t have to mean ditching features|Billy Cadden|June 29, 2021|Popular-Science

I haven’t been able to test out the super-smooth 120 Hz gameplay just yet, but it’s coming.
Video games feel different on the PlayStation 5 and that’s a good thing|Stan Horaczek|November 9, 2020|Popular-Science
A stellar-mass black hole would produce pulses in the 100 to 450 Hz range, though still with that 3-to-2 ratio between the flares.
The Goldilocks of Black Holes|Matthew R. Francis|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
HZ: That meant a lot to me, giving me a real confidence in my design and that my label is on the right track.
Four Questions For Haizhen Wang As He Closes Fashion Week|Tom Sykes|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hawser, hz′ėr, n. a small cable, a large rope used in warping.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
In the lateral parts of the mesoblast of the head there may be seen on each side a tube-like structure (hz).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
And let hz, be drawne: This hz shall be cut one line, by the 14 e vij.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus

British Dictionary definitions for Hz

symbol for

hertz

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Medical definitions for Hz

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hertz

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Abbreviation of hertz

Cultural definitions for Hz

The abbreviation for hertz, a standard unit of frequency.