Hertz
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second
- German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
- German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
Word Origin
- Hertz
- unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second, 1928, named in reference to German physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894).
Example
- 1. The most important range for speech is 1-8000 hertz .
- 2. Frequency is measured in hertz , or cycles per second .
- 3. In addition to the banks , 18 individuals have been charged , including james hertz , a former jpmorgan employee .
- 4. An actual optical comb does not begin at zero on left , but at a very high number , 300 trillion hertz .
- 5. Many other travel brands , including marriott , starwood and hertz also have strong social media presences .