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hertz

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Measurement, Physics
hertz /hɜːts $ hɜːrts/ noun (plural hertz) [countable] (written abbreviation Hz)  TMa unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves 赫(兹)〔频率单位〕
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hertzTo get to 40 hertz and beyond requires a subwoofer.The most powerful vibrations from a quake range from 0.5 hertz to about 5 hertz.The most bothersome and fatiguing noise, these low-pitched hums, are usually from 30 to 1,500 hertz.The variation is tiny: just one hertz in a billion.
nHertz trademark  nan international company that provides cars for people to rentOrigin hertz (1800-1900) Heinrich Hertz (1857-94), German scientist who worked on energy waves
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Hertz
Hertz trademark
an international company that provides cars for people to rent


hertz
hertz /hɜːts $ hɜːrts/ noun (plural hertz) [countable] (written abbreviation Hz)
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Heinrich Hertz (1857-94), German scientist who worked on energy waves
a unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves


hertzBrE /hɜːts/ 🔊NAmE /hɜːrts/ 🔊 noun (
plural
hertz
)
(abbreviation Hz)
a unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves 赫,赫兹(声波频率单位)