HZ

Hz

abbr.
hertz

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[Etymology: Hertz] acoustics, electromagnetics (Metric) See hertz. Also prefixed variously, as in kHz = kilohertz; see SI alphabet.

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(HertZ) See Hertz.

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The abbreviation for hertz, a standard unit of frequency.

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Hz is the International Standard symbol for Hertz, the unit of frequency

HZ may also stand for:

Habitable zone, the distance from a star where a planet can maintain Earth-like life
Hamilton Zoo, in New Zealand
Hazard, a situation that poses a level of threat
Herero language, ISO 639 alpha-2
Herpes Zoster, shingles
Holden HZ, automobile produced by General Motors Holden in the late 1970s
Hrvatske Željeznice, the Croatian national railway (HŽ)
HZ (character encoding)
SAT Airlines IATA airline designator
Saudi Arabia aircraft registration code
Hans Zimmer
Horizons: Empire of Istaria

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Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - Hertz (enhed for frekvens)

Nederlands (Dutch)
Hz, hertz

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = hertz) (Radio, Élec) hertz

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - Hertz

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - χερτς, μονάδα μέτρησης συχνότητας

Italiano (Italian)
hertz

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - Hertz

Русский (Russian)
герц

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - hertz, hertzio

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - hertz

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赫兹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 赫茲

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - hertz (헤르츠)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - ヘルツ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) مختصر : هرتز - قياس, الترددات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮הרץ (תדר), יחידת תדירות השווה למחזור אחד לשניה‬

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