hertz

See also: Hertz

English

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Etymology

Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894)Category:English eponyms#HERTZ.

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz (plural hertz or hertzes)Category:English lemmas#HERTZCategory:English nouns#HERTZCategory:English countable nouns#HERTZCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#HERTZCategory:English indeclinable nouns#HERTZCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  2. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.
    Alternative form: Hz (symbol)
    Synonyms: cycles per second, cps (deprecated), CPS (deprecated)
    Coordinate terms: counts per second, cps, CPS
    • 2017 December 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.3.5 Electrical Generation and Distribution System”, in Marine Accident Report: Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SS El Faro, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast of Acklins and Crooked Island, Bahamas, October 1, 2015‎, archived from the original on 15 May 2022, pages 36–37:
      Each turbogenerator consisted of a steam turbine, powered by 900 psi of superheated steam, that was coupled by a set of reduction gears to a General Electric marine alternating-current generator operating at 1,800 rpm. Each generator had a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts of three-phase power at 450 volts and 60 hertz. The main 450-volt switchboard was energized by the two turbogenerators. The emergency switchboard, in the emergency generator room, was fed from the main switchboard through an electrical tie.
      Category:English terms with quotations#HERTZ

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Category:en:SI units#HERTZ

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz m inanCategory:Czech lemmas#HERTZCategory:Czech nouns#HERTZCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Czech masculine nouns#HERTZCategory:Czech inanimate nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

Declension

Declension of hertz (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative hertz hertzy
genitive hertzu hertzů
dative hertzu hertzům
accusative hertz hertzy
vocative hertze hertzy
locative hertzu hertzech, hertzích
instrumental hertzem hertzy
Category:Czech masculine inanimate nouns#HERTZCategory:Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns#HERTZ

Further reading

Category:cs:Units of measure#HERTZ

Danish

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz c (plural indefinite hertz)Category:Danish lemmas#HERTZCategory:Danish nouns#HERTZCategory:Danish terms spelled with Z#HERTZCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. hertz. Symbol: Hz

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz m (invariable)Category:French lemmas#HERTZCategory:French nouns#HERTZCategory:French countable nouns#HERTZCategory:French indeclinable nouns#HERTZCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:French masculine nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. hertz

Further reading

Galician

Noun

hertz m (uncountable)Category:Galician lemmas#HERTZCategory:Galician nouns#HERTZCategory:Galician uncountable nouns#HERTZCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Galician masculine nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. hertz
    Synonym: hercio
Category:gl:Units of measure#HERTZ

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#HERTZCategory:Italian nouns#HERTZCategory:Italian countable nouns#HERTZCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#HERTZCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Italian masculine nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. (metrologyCategory:it:Metrology#HERTZ, physicsCategory:it:Physics#HERTZ) 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 HertzCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk eponyms#HERTZ.

Noun

hertz m (definite singular hertzen, indefinite plural hertz, definite plural hertzane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#HERTZCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#HERTZCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms spelled with Z#HERTZCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from GermanCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from German#HERTZCategory:Portuguese terms derived from German#HERTZ Hertz.

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz m (invariable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#HERTZCategory:Portuguese nouns#HERTZCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#HERTZCategory:Portuguese indeclinable nouns#HERTZCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

Further reading

Category:pt:SI units#HERTZ

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from GermanCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from German#HERTZCategory:Romanian terms derived from German#HERTZ Hertz or FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#HERTZCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#HERTZ hertz.

Noun

hertz m (plural hertzi)Category:Romanian lemmas#HERTZCategory:Romanian nouns#HERTZCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#HERTZCategory:Romanian countable nouns#HERTZCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. hertz

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from English#HERTZCategory:Spanish unadapted borrowings from English#HERTZCategory:Spanish terms derived from English#HERTZ hertz.

Noun

hertz m (plural hertz)Category:Spanish lemmas#HERTZCategory:Spanish nouns#HERTZCategory:Spanish terms spelled with TZ#HERTZCategory:Spanish countable nouns#HERTZCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#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 HertzCategory:Swedish eponyms#HERTZ.

Pronunciation

Noun

hertz cCategory:Swedish lemmas#HERTZCategory:Swedish nouns#HERTZCategory:Swedish terms spelled with Z#HERTZCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#HERTZCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#HERTZCategory:Pages with entries#HERTZCategory:Pages with 11 entries#HERTZ

  1. hertz (singular and plural)
Category:sv:SI units#HERTZ
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