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hertz
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hertz (Hz) (herts) the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
hertz (hûrts)
n. pl. hertz Abbr. Hz
A unit of frequency equal to 1 cycle per second.
hertz (Hz)
[hurts, herts]
Etymology: Heinrich R. Hertz, German physicist, 1857-1894
a unit of measurement of wave frequency equal to 1 cycle per second.
hertz (Hz) [herts]
the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
hertz
a unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second; symbol, Hz.
hertz
A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. Symbol: Hz.
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