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Hertz is defined as one cycle per second in the ST system.
(noun)- An example of a hertz is a unit of measurement such as the clock rate of a computer CPU.
- An example of a hertz is a sixty hertz household current.
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See hertz in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Hertz,
Heinrich Rudolf 1857-94; Ger. physicist
See hertz in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. hertz hertz Abbr. Hz
A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. See Table at measurement.
Origin:
Origin: After Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
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German physicist who was the first to produce radio waves artificially.
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