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terahertz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

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One trillion hertz, 10¹² Hz.

From tera- + hertz.

multiterahertz subterahertz

terahertz radiation T-ray

SI abbreviation thz

What does terahertz mean?: A unit of measurement based on one trillion hertz.
Where does terahertz come from?: From tera- + hertz.

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