hertz

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English

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Etymology

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

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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

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Czech

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hertz m inan

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

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

Danish

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Etymology

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Named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

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  • IPA(key): /hɛrts/, [hæɐ̯d̥s]

Noun

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hertz c (plural indefinite hertz)

  1. hertz. Symbol: Hz

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French

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hertz m (plural hertz)

  1. hertz
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Galician

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Noun

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hertz m (uncountable)

  1. hertz
    Synonym: hercio

Italian

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hertz m (invariable)

  1. (metrology, physics) hertz
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Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Named after German physicist Heinrich Rufolf Hertz.

Noun

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

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Hertz.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛʁts/ [ˈhɛhts], /ˈʁɛʁ.t͡ʃis/ [ˈhɛh.t͡ʃis]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛɾts/ [ˈhɛɾts], /ˈʁɛɾ.t͡ʃis/ [ˈhɛɾ.t͡ʃis]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛʁt͡ʃ/ [ˈχɛχt͡ʃ], /ˈʁɛʁ.t͡ʃiʃ/ [ˈχɛχ.t͡ʃiʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛɻts/ [ˈhɛɻts], /ˈʁɛɻ.tes/ [ˈhɛɻ.tes]

Noun

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hertz m (invariable)

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Hertz or French hertz.

Noun

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hertz m (plural hertzi)

  1. hertz

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English hertz.

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hertz m (plural hertz)

  1. hertz
    Synonym: hercio

Usage notes

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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.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Named after German physicist Heinrich Hertz.

Pronunciation

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  • (broad) IPA(key): /hærts/
  • (retroflex dialects) IPA(key): [hæʈʂ], [hɛʈʂ]

Noun

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hertz c

  1. hertz (singular and plural)