megahertz

noun mega·hertz \ ˈme-gə-ˌhərts , -ˌherts \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Definition of megahertz

plural megahertz

: a unit of frequency equal to one million hertz —abbreviation MHz

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All 377 lightning discharges recorded in Juno’s first eight flybys struck in the Earth-like megahertz and gigahertz range.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Jupiter’s Lightning Is More Earth-Like Than We Thought," 8 June 2018
These photons started out with short radio wavelengths, but over their more than 13-billion-year journey to Earth, the universe's expansion stretched them out to long wavelengths, or low megahertz frequencies.

— daniel clery, Science | AAAS, "China’s moon mission will probe cosmic dark ages," 16 May 2018
The radio waves that come from these towers are in the megahertz-to- low-gigahertz range and vary according to which bits of spectrum a carrier has licensed from the FCC.

— christopher mims, WSJ, "5G Wireless Will Redraw the Wireless Industry Map: Who Stands to Lose?," 25 Mar. 2018
RFIDs are typically found in three frequency families: low-frequency (125 and 134 kilohertz), high-frequency (13.56 megahertz), and UHF (800-915 megahertz).

— yael grauer, Ars Technica, "A practical guide to microchip implants," 3 Jan. 2018
The other has a rectangular membrane, suitable for megahertz frequencies used for TV and radio.

— matthew hutson, Science | AAAS, "Mini-antennas could power brain-computer interfaces, medical devices," 22 Aug. 2017
Further, the signal was at a frequency of about 1,420 megahertz (MHz), also called the 21-centimter line.

— NBC News, "Has Mysterious Signal from Space Finally Been Explained?," 14 June 2017
Also at the May 22 meeting, the Council approved the purchase of new radios that operate on the 800 megahertz to replace VHF radios.

— Post-Tribune, "Police to wear body cams in Valparaiso," 28 May 2017
Dish holds 93.6 megahertz of spectrum on average nationwide, making the company the fifth-largest holder of broadband airwaves in the U.S.

— bloomberg news, The Denver Post, "In merger-friendly GOP administration, Dish’s Ergen gets chance to play kingmaker," 28 Apr. 2017

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