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petahertz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peta-hertz
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An SI unit of frequency equal to 10¹⁵ hertz.

Etymology

From peta- + hertz.

Derived Forms

PHz

Questions

What does petahertz mean?
An SI unit of frequency equal to 10¹⁵ hertz.
Where does petahertz come from?
From peta- + hertz.

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