hertz

Definition of Hertz in English :

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Noun

1. cps, cycle, cycle per second, cycles/second, hertz, hz

the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second

2. heinrich hertz, heinrich rudolph hertz, hertz

German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)

3. gustav hertz, gustav ludwig hertz, hertz

German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hertz

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nounWord forms: plural hertz

the derived SI unit of frequency; the frequency of a periodic phenomenon that has a periodic time of 1 second; 1 cycle per second

. Symbol: Hz

noun

1.

Gustav (ˈɡʊstaf). 1887–1975, German atomic physicist. He provided evidence for the quantum theory by his research with Franck on the effects produced by bombarding atoms with electrons: they shared the Nobel prize for physics (1925)

2.

Heinrich Rudolph (ˈhainrɪç ˈruːdɔlf). 1857–94, German physicist. He was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially

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ˈHeinrich Rudolf (ˈhaɪnˈʀɪç ʀudɔlf) ; hīnˈriH ro̅oˈd^ōlf) 1857-94; Ger. physicist

nounWord forms: plural hertz

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

Hertz

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n. pl. hertz Abbr. Hz

A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. See Table at measurement.

German physicist who performed experiments proving the existence of electromagnetic waves. He was the first to produce radio waves artificially.

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