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hertz (hʉrts)

noun pl. hertz

the basic unit of frequency in the ST system, equal to one cycle per second: abbrev. Hz

Etymology: after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

Hertz definition

Hertz (herts; E hʉrts)

Hertz, Heinrich Rudolf (hīn′riH ro̵̅o̅′dō̂lf) 1857-94; Ger. physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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