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hertz / Hertz > 3 senses
NOUN1hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycleThe unit of frequency
2Hertz, Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph HertzGerman physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
3Hertz, Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig HertzGerman physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
hertz / Hertz > pronunciation
Soundshheh'rts; hher'ts
Rhymescomforts, deserts, megahertz, and 3 more rhymes in erts...
hertz > noun 1, time
MeaningThe unit of frequency. One hertz has a periodic interval of one second.
SynonymsHz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle
Part ofkilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc
Broaderrate
Hertz > noun 2, person
MeaningGerman physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894).
SynonymsHeinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
Instance ofphysicist
AdjectivesHertzian
Hertz > noun 3, person
MeaningGerman physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975).
SynonymsGustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Instance ofnuclear physicist
AdjectivesHertzian

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