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HERTZ
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; Hertz
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
Synonyms:
Heinrich Hertz; Heinrich Rudolph Hertz; Hertz
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Derivation:
Hertzian (of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work)
Sense 3
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 ("hertz" is a kind of...):
rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
Holonyms ("hertz" is a part of...):
kc; kHz; kilocycle; kilocycle per second; kilohertz (one thousand periods per second)
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