Meanings
hertzian1
adjectivehertzian (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Hertzian.
Hertzian2
adjectiveHertzian (comparative more Hertzian, superlative most Hertzian)
comparative more Hertzian · superlative most Hertzian
- mathematicsOf or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz and his work.
Hertzian wave
2 more examples
Hertzian contact stress
Physicists find themselves called in to deal with such varied problems as the reduction of noise in diesel railcars, investigation of the Hertzian stresses set up by wheel-rail contact and improvement of the insulation of fish and banana vans.
1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 95
Origin
Translations
Catalan hertzià
- hertziàof or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz or his work
French hertzien
- hertzienof or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz or his work
Italian hertziano
- hertzianoof or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz or his work
Portuguese hertziano
- hertzianoof or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz or his work
Spanish herciano, hertziano
- hercianoof or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz or his work
- hertzianoof or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz or his work
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APA
hertzian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hertzian
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“hertzian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hertzian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hertzian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hertzian.
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