Hertz

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}]