hertz
герц
герц
Hertz
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequencyIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.
UK/hɜːts/US/hɝts/
» Hertz and Avis are head to head competitors in the car rental business.
Meaning
1 sensesIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.
Hertz
герцgerc
герцherc
the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
Examples
1 sentencesHertz and Avis are head to head competitors in the car rental business.
Translations
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Origin
Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).
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Forms
plural: hertz / hertzesSynonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975):Gustav HertzGustav Ludwig Hertz
- German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894):Heinrich HertzHeinrich Rudolph Hertz
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz):Hzcycle per secondcycles/secondcpscycle
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular