HERTZ
Dictionary entry overview: What does Hertz mean?
• HERTZ (noun)
The noun HERTZ has 3 senses:
1. the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
2. German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
3. German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
Familiarity information: HERTZ used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HERTZ (noun)
Meaning:
The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
hertz; cycles/second; cycle per second; cps; Hz; cycle
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)
Meaning:
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Heinrich Hertz; Heinrich Rudolph Hertz; Hertz
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Meaning:
German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gustav Hertz; Gustav Ludwig Hertz; Hertz
Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
