hertz
NOUN
/hɜrts/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH H
hertz is a valid 5-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1R1T1Z10
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does hertz mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz).
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2
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894).
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3
German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975).
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