Noun Definition

hertz

1.Definition: German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)

Related Noun(s):heinrich hertz, heinrich rudolph hertz

Category: People

2.Definition: German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)

Related Noun(s):gustav hertz, gustav ludwig hertz

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3.Definition: the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

Related Noun(s):cycle

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