Etymology

hertz

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Today it means: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Full definition →

German Hertz
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hertz · noun1

Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).

Hertz · proper noun, noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromHertz
  2. German · borrowed fromHertz
  3. English todayHertz

Borrowed from German Hertz.

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