NOUN | time | hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle | the unit of frequency |
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person | Hertz, Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz | German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894) | |
person | Hertz, Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz | German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975) |
Sounds | hheh'rts; hher'ts | |
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Rhymes | comforts ... Roberts: 5 rhymes with erts... |
Meaning | The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second. | |
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Synonyms | Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle | |
Part of | kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc | One thousand periods per second |
Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
Spanish | ciclo por segundo, cps, cs, hercio, hertz, Hz | |
Catalan | cicle per segon, cps, cs, hertz, Hz |
Meaning | German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894). | |
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Synonyms | Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz | |
Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
Spanish | Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz, Hertz | |
Catalan | Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz, Hertz | |
Adjectives | Hertzian | of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work |
Meaning | German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975). | |
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Synonyms | Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz | |
Instance of | nuclear physicist | A physicist who specializes in nuclear physics |
Spanish | Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz | |
Catalan | Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz | |
Adjectives | Hertzian | of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work |
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