Hertz

/ˈhʌrts/
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Other forms: Hertzes

Definitions of Hertz
  1. noun
    German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
    synonyms: Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
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    example of:
    physicist
    a scientist trained in physics
  2. noun
    German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
    synonyms: Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz
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    nuclear physicist
    a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
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