hertz
UK/hɜːts//hɝts/
hertz noun: in the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.
Noun (1)
hertz (plural hertz or hertzes)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.
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- Synonyms:
- cycle per second, cps
Proper noun capitalized: Hertz
Hertz
- A surname from German.
Noun (2) capitalized: Hertz
Hertz (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of hertz (“Hz”).
hertz meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hertz in Hindi
- the derived unit of frequency
- हर्ट्ज़ harṭz
hertz in Tamil
- ஹெர்ட்ஸ், ஹெர்ட்ஜ்
hertz in Marathi
- हर्ट्झ, हर्ट्ज
hertz in Urdu
- the derived unit of frequency
- ہرٹز harṭz
More languagesFewer languages
- hertz in Bengali
- হর্টজ
- hertz in Telugu
- హెర్ట్జ్, హర్ట్జ్
- hertz in Malayalam
- ഹെർട്സ്, ഹെർട്ട്സ്
- hertz in Kannada
- ಹರ್ಟ್ಜ್, ಹೆರ್ಟ್ಜ್, ಹರ್ಟ್ಝ್
- hertz in Punjabi
- ਹਰਟਜ਼
- hertz in Gujarati
- હર્ટ્ઝ, હર્ટઝ
- hertz in Odia
- ହର୍ଟ୍ଜ୍, ହର୍ଟ୍ଜ, ହର୍ଟଜ୍
- hertz in Nepali
- हर्ट्ज, हर्टज
- hertz in Arabic
- هِيرْتِز hirtiz, هِرْتِز hirtiz
- hertz in Malay
- hertz
- hertz in Indonesian
- hertz
- hertz in Persian
- هرتز
- hertz in Thai
- เฮิรตซ์ hêrt, เฮิ้ด hêrt
- hertz in Vietnamese
- hertz, héc
- hertz in Myanmar
- ဟတ်ဇ် hatj
Synonyms of hertz
Forms of hertz
| plural | hertz |
|---|---|
| plural | hertzes |
Origin of hertz
Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).
Borrowed from German Hertz.
Words formed from hertz
Phrases with hertz
Words that rhyme with hertz
Questions about hertz
- What does hertz mean?
- Hertz means in the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.
- What is hertz in Hindi?
- Hertz in Hindi is हर्ट्ज़ (harṭz). See Hertz meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hertz?
- Hertz can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hertz?
- Hertz is pronounced /hɜːts/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hertz?
- The plural of hertz is hertz.
Words near hertz in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hertz (page history and authors); Hertz (page history and authors); hertz (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hertz (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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