hertz

[US]/hɜːts/
[UK]/hɝts/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second; Hertz (① surname ② Gustav, 1887-1975, German physicist)

Example Sentences

In the black magic school, Harley, Rowen and the hertz are continuing threesome's study sensitively;

The best clocks now scan a one-hertz-wide sweet spot to find its exact center, plus or minus one millihertz, in every single measurement—despite the Heisenberg limits.

The frequency of the sound wave is measured in hertz.

The radio station broadcasts at 100 megahertz.

The processor speed is measured in gigahertz.

The guitar string vibrates at a certain number of hertz.

The human ear can hear frequencies up to 20,000 hertz.

The car alarm emits a sound at a frequency of 3000 hertz.

The earthquake had a frequency of 5 hertz.

The heart rate is usually measured in beats per minute, not hertz.

The electrical system operates at a frequency of 60 hertz.

The power grid in this country operates at 50 hertz.

Real-world Examples

Researchers observed lip smacking at an average of 4.15 hertz.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2021 Compilation

What does the nano hertz in NANOGrav refer to explicitly?

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2023 Compilation

A biological neuron fires, maybe, at 200 hertz, 200 times a second.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

So nano hertz is the gravitational waves frequency that we're looking at.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2023 Compilation

Parasaurolophus' general resonant frequency as low as 40 hertz, a sound almost as deep as a foghorn.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

The females are at a much lower pitch. They were around 400 hertz.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2018 Collection

[Melany] It's this frequency from about 75 hertz up to about 100 hertz.

Source: PBS Earth - A View of the World

So he's flying at around 600 hertz.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2018 Collection

Some mid-range Android phones come with 120 hertz screens.

Source: Edge Technology Blog

Ten more hertz. Ease me into it.

Source: Younger generation

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