megahertz

[ meg-uh-hurts ]

noun,plural meg·a·hertz, meg·a·hertz·es.Electricity.
  1. a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second. Abbreviation: MHz

Origin of megahertz

1
First recorded in 1940–45; mega- + hertz

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British Dictionary definitions for megahertz

megahertz

/ (ˈmɛɡəˌhɜːts) /


nounplural -hertz
  1. one million hertz; one million cycles per second: Symbol: MHz Former name: megacycle

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Scientific definitions for megahertz

megahertz

[ mĕgə-hûrts′ ]


  1. A unit of frequency equal to one million cycles per second, or one million hertz.

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Cultural definitions for megahertz

megahertz

One million cycles per second. Often used to indicate computer processing speed.

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