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CYCLE PER SECOND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
Synonyms:
cps; cycle; cycle per second; cycles/second; hertz; Hz
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("cycle per second" is a kind of...):
rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
Holonyms ("cycle per second" is a part of...):
kc; kHz; kilocycle; kilocycle per second; kilohertz (one thousand periods per second)
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