Meaning & Definition of Hertz in English
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Hertz
/hɛrts/
noun
1. The unit of frequency
- One hertz has a periodic interval of one second
synonym:
- hertz,
- Hz,
- cycle per second,
- cycles/second,
- cps,
- cycle
2. German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
synonym:
- Hertz,
- Heinrich Hertz,
- Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
3. German physicist who with james franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by bohr (1887-1975)
synonym:
- Hertz,
- Gustav Hertz,
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz