Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megahertz

/mˈɛɡəhɚts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: mega-hertz
IPA: /mˈɛɡəhɚts/

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit equal to one million cycles per second.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English hertz English megahertz From mega- + hertz.

Inflected Forms

megahertzes (plural) MHz (alternative, abbreviation)

Derived Forms

multimegahertz submegahertz

Synonyms

mhz megacycle per second megacycle mc

Questions

How do you pronounce megahertz?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛɡəhɚts/.
What does megahertz mean?: A unit equal to one million cycles per second.
Where does megahertz come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English hertz English megahertz From mega- + hertz.

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