/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005