megahertz

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noun

A unit equal to one million cycles per second.

Similar
MHzmegacycle per secondmegacycleMc
OriginEnglish hertz ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mégas →
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Meanings

nounmegahertz (plural megahertz or megahertzes)

plural megahertzes · alternative abbreviation MHz

  1. A unit equal to one million cycles per second.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone million periods per second

Similar
MHzmegacycle per secondmegacycleMc
Broader
rate
Also see
mcmegacycle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishhertz
  6. Englishmegahertz

From mega- + hertz.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مِيغَاهِرْتِز
  • مِيغَاهِرْتِز (miḡahirtiz)one million cycles per second
Chinese Mandarin 兆赫, 兆赫茲 /兆赫兹
  • 兆赫 (zhàohè)one million cycles per second
  • 兆赫茲 /兆赫兹 (zhàohèzī)one million cycles per second
Czech megahertz
  • megahertzone million cycles per second
Finnish megahertsi
  • megahertsione million cycles per second
Greek μεγαχέρτζ
  • μεγαχέρτζ (megachértz)one million cycles per second
Italian megahertz
  • megahertzone million cycles per second
Japanese メガヘルツ
  • メガヘルツ (megaherutsu)one million cycles per second
Korean 메가헤르츠
  • 메가헤르츠 (megahereucheu)one million cycles per second
Portuguese megahertz
  • megahertzone million cycles per second
Romanian megahertz
  • megahertzone million cycles per second
Russian мегаге́рц
  • мегаге́рц (megagérc)one million cycles per second
Swedish megahertz
  • megahertzone million cycles per second
Vietnamese mêga Hertz
  • mêga Hertzone million cycles per second
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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