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    CYCLES/SECOND

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)play

    Synonyms:

    cps; cycle; cycle per second; cycles/second; hertz; Hz

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

    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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