Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gigahertz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: gi-ga-hertz
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One billion hertz, 10⁹ Hz.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- English hertz English gigahertz From giga- + hertz.

Inflected Forms

gigahertzes (plural)

Derived Forms

multigigahertz subgigahertz

Phrases

sub-gigahertz

Synonyms

ghz gigacycle per second gigacycle gc

Questions

What does gigahertz mean?: One billion hertz, 10⁹ Hz.
Where does gigahertz come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- English hertz English gigahertz From giga- + hertz.

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