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Hertzian
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What's The Definition Of Hertzian?
[adj] of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work; "Hertzian discoveries"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hertzian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hertzian: See Also | Hertzian In Webster's Dictionary \Hertz"i*an\, a.
Of or pert. to the German physicist Heinrich Hertz.
{Hertzian telegraphy}, telegraphy by means of the Hertzian
waves; wireless telegraphy.
{H. waves}, electric waves; -- so called because Hertz was
the first to investigate them systematically. His
apparatus consisted essentially in an oscillator for
producing the waves, and a resonator for detecting them.
The waves were found to have the same velocity as light,
and to undergo reflection, refraction, and polarization.
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