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hertz

  [hurts]
–noun, plural hertz, hertz⋅es.
the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second. Abbreviation: Hz
Origin:
1925–30; named after H. R. Hertz
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hertz   (hûrts)   
n.   pl. hertz Abbr. Hz
A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. See Table at measurement.

[After Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.]
Hz  
abbr.  hertz
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Cultural Dictionary

hertz [(hurts)]

The international unit of frequency: one cycle per second. The abbreviation for hertz is Hz.

Note: Household current in the United States is sixty hertz.

Hz

The abbreviation for hertz, a standard unit of frequency.

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Word Origin & History

Hertz 
unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second, 1928, in ref. to Ger. physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857-94).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hertz
Pronunciation: 'h&rts, 'herts
Function: noun
: a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second —abbreviation Hz

Main Entry: Hz
Function: abbreviation
hertz
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Medical Dictionary

hertz (hûrts)
n. pl. hertz
Abbr. Hz
A unit of frequency equal to 1 cycle per second.

Hz abbr.
hertz

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Science Dictionary
hertz   (hûrts)  Pronunciation Key 


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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).
Hz  
Abbreviation of hertz
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Hz
hertz
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