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hertz
(Hz) [herts]Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
Hertz
(hārts),Heinrich R., German physicist, 1857-1894. See: hertz, hertzian experiments.
hertz (Hz),
(herts),A unit of measure of frequency equivalent to 1 cycle/sec; this term should not be used for radial (circular) frequency or for angular velocity, in which cases the term sec-1 should be used.
[H.R. Hertz]
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hertz
The standard SI (International System) unit of frequency, which is equal to 1 cycle/second.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
hertz
(Hz) (hĕrts)A unit of sound or alternating current frequency, 1 Hz is equivalent to 1 cycle per second.
[H.R. Hertz]
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hertz (Hz)
the SI UNIT of frequency measuring cycles per second.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Hertz,
Heinrich R., German physicist, 1857-1894.hertz - a unit of frequency equivalent to 1 cycle per second.
hertzian experiments - experiments demonstrating that electromagnetic induction is propagated in waves analogous to waves of light but not affecting the retina.
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hertz
A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. Symbol: Hz.
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