HZ

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A form of habitable zone — The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.

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hertzcycle per secondcycles/secondcpscycle
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Meanings

nounHZ (countable and uncountable, plural HZs)

plural HZs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismastronomyInitialism of habitable zone.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of herpes zoster.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

Similar
hertzcycle per secondcycles/secondcpscycle
Broader
rate
Also see
cyclecycle per secondhertz

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

HZ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HZ

MLA

“HZ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HZ. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HZ,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HZ.

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