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