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CYCLES/SECOND
Dictionary entry overview: What does cycles/second mean?
• CYCLES/SECOND (noun)
The noun CYCLES/SECOND has 1 sense:
1. the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
Familiarity information: CYCLES/SECOND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
cps; cycle; cycle per second; cycles/second; hertz; Hz
Hypernyms ("cycles/second" is a kind of...):
rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
Holonyms ("cycles/second" is a part of...):
kc; kHz; kilocycle; kilocycle per second; kilohertz (one thousand periods per second)
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