Hertz - Definition

n 1: the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of
one second [syn: hertz, Hz, cycle per second,
cycles/second, cps, cycle]
2: German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic
waves artificially (1857-1894) [syn: Hertz, Heinrich
Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz]
3: German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence
of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr
(1887-1975) [syn: Hertz, Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig
Hertz]