gigahertz

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noun

One billion hertz, 10⁹ Hz.

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GHzgigacycle per secondgigacycleGc
OriginEnglish hertz ← Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas) →
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Meanings

noungigahertz (plural gigahertz or gigahertzes)

plural gigahertzes

  1. One billion hertz, 10⁹ Hz.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun1,000,000,000 periods per second

Similar
GHzgigacycle per secondgigacycleGc
Broader
rate
Also see
gcgigacycle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Englishhertz
  5. Englishgigahertz

From giga- + hertz.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 吉赫, 吉赫茲 /吉赫兹
  • 吉赫 (jíhè)thousand of million of hertz
  • 吉赫茲 /吉赫兹 (jíhèzī)thousand of million of hertz
  • 千兆赫thousand of million of hertz
  • 千兆赫茲 /千兆赫兹thousand of million of hertz
Czech gigahertz
  • gigahertzthousand of million of hertz
Finnish gigahertsi
  • gigahertsithousand of million of hertz
Greek γιγαχέρτζ
  • γιγαχέρτζ (gigachértz)thousand of million of hertz
Italian gigahertz
  • gigahertzthousand of million of hertz
Japanese ギガヘルツ
  • ギガヘルツ (gigaherutsu)thousand of million of hertz
Korean 기가헤르츠
  • 기가헤르츠 (gigahereucheu)thousand of million of hertz
Romanian gigahertz
  • gigahertzthousand of million of hertz
Russian гигаге́рц
  • гигаге́рц (gigagérc)thousand of million of hertz
Swedish gigahertz
  • gigahertzthousand of million of hertz
Cite this entry
APA

gigahertz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigahertz

MLA

“gigahertz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigahertz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gigahertz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigahertz.

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