gigahertz

(-hʉrts′)

noun pl. gigahertz

one billion hertz: abbrev. GHz
formerly gigacycle

Origin: giga- + hertz

See gigahertz in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. GHz
A unit of frequency equal to one billion (109) hertz. Also called gigacycle.

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