plural hertz
: a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second
—abbreviation Hz
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The settings can be adjusted to tweak a 10-band equalizer with frequencies from 50 hertz to 1,200 hertz.
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Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The options are typically 60, 120, and 144 hertz.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
According to Adam Pascale, chief scientist at the Seismology Research Centre, the concert registered in the 2-5 hertz range at their office in Richmond, some 2 miles from the concert at the towering MCG.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent experiments have already narrowed that to 300 kilohertz, and upcoming work could shrink it further to hundreds of hertz.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
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Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The options are typically 60, 120, and 144 hertz.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
According to Adam Pascale, chief scientist at the Seismology Research Centre, the concert registered in the 2-5 hertz range at their office in Richmond, some 2 miles from the concert at the towering MCG.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent experiments have already narrowed that to 300 kilohertz, and upcoming work could shrink it further to hundreds of hertz.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hertz
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“Hertz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hertz. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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