hertz

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English

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Etymology

Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz (plural hertz or hertzes)

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

Translations

See also

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz m inan

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

Declension

Further reading

  • hertz”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • hertz”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz c (plural indefinite hertz)

  1. hertz. Symbol: Hz

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz m (plural hertz)

  1. hertz

Further reading

Galician

Noun

hertz m (uncountable)

  1. hertz
    Synonym: hercio

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz m (invariable)

  1. (metrology, physics) hertz

Further reading

  • hertz in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • Hertz in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • hertz in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • hèrtz in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • hertz in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • hertz in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after German physicist Heinrich Rufolf Hertz.

Noun

hertz m (definite singular hertzen, indefinite plural hertz, definite plural hertzane)

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hertz.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

hertz m (invariable)

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hertz or French hertz.

Noun

hertz m (plural hertzi)

  1. hertz

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative hertz hertzul hertzi hertzii
genitive-dative hertz hertzului hertzi hertzilor
vocative hertzule hertzilor

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hertz.

Noun

hertz m (plural hertz)

  1. hertz
    Synonym: hercio

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Named after German physicist Heinrich Hertz.

Pronunciation

  • (broad) IPA(key): /hærts/
  • (retroflex dialects) IPA(key): ,

Noun

hertz c

  1. hertz (singular and plural)