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Etymology
Named after the German physicist w:Heinrich Rudolf Hertz|Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-hertz.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)ts|-��(r)ts

Noun
en-noun|pl=hertz

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

Synonyms
cycle per second

Translations

Chinese: 赫 (hè), 赫� (hèzī)
Finnish: hertsi
French: hertz m (a preceding vowel is not elided; p: hertz)
Italian: hertz m (p: hertz)
Japanese: ��� (herutsu)
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Polish: herc m
Russian: ге�� (gerts) m
Spanish: hercio m, hertz m (p: hertz)
Swedish: hertz#Swedish|hertz

See also
w:hertz|Wikipedia article hertz

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /��ts/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /ERts/

Noun
hertz m (plural: hertz)

1. hertz
2. plural of hertz

Related terms
hertzien

Italian
Noun
hertz m (plural: hertz)

1. hertz
2. plural of hertz

Related terms
hertziano

Spanish

Noun
hertz m (plural: hertz)

1. hertz
2. plural of hertz

Synonyms
hercio m

Swedish
Noun
hertz c (plural: hertz)

#hertz (singular and plural)

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