| 词汇 | hertz |
| 词源 | hertz. Radio waves take their scientific name, hertzian waves, from German scientist Heinrich Hertz (1857–94), whose inter- est in electromagnetic theory led to the discovery of the elec- tromagnetic waves. Hertz also has the unit of frequency called the “hertz” named after him. |
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