Hertz

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /hɜː(ɹ)ts/
• Homophones: hurts
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ts

Origin

Named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Full definition of hertz

Noun

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

Synonyms

• cycle per second