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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Heinrich Hertz (1857-94), German scientist who worked on energy waves

hertz

 noun
     
Related topics: Physics, Measurement
hertz plural hertz [countable] written abbreviation Hz
TM a unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves
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