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hertz [for Heinrich R. Hertz ], abbr. Hz, unit of frequency, equal to 1 cycle per second. The term is combined with metric prefixes to denote multiple units such as the kilohertz (1,000 Hz), megahertz (1,000,000 Hz), and gigahertz (1,000,000,000 Hz).

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hertz The unit used to measure FREQUENCY, named after the German physicist Heinrich Hertz. It is usually abbreviated to Hz.

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hertz (electr.) frequency of one cycle per second. f. name of H. R. Hertz (1857–94), G. physicist.

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