HERTZ


Meaning of HERTZ in English

/ hɜːts; NAmE hɜːrts/ noun

( pl. hertz ) ( abbr. Hz ) a unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: named after H. R. Hertz (1857-94), the German physicist and pioneer of radio communication.

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