noun
- The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second.
- synonyms: Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle
- German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894.
- synonyms: Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
- German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975. ).
- synonyms: Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz
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