Associations to the word «Hertz»

Wiktionary

HERTZ, noun. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

Dictionary definition

HERTZ, noun. The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second.
HERTZ, noun. German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894).
HERTZ, noun. German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975).

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