megahertz

[ meg-uh-hurts ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌhɜrts /

noun, plural meg·a·hertz, meg·a·hertz·es. Electricity.

a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second. Abbreviation: MHz

Origin of megahertz

First recorded in 1940–45; mega- + hertz

Words nearby megahertz

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British Dictionary definitions for megahertz

megahertz
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌhɜːts) /

noun plural -hertz

one million hertz; one million cycles per second Symbol: MHz Former name: megacycle

Medical definitions for megahertz

megahertz
[ mĕg′ə-hûrts′ ]

n.

One million cycles per second. Used especially as a radio frequency unit. megacycle

Scientific definitions for megahertz

megahertz
[ mĕg′ə-hûrts′ ]

A unit of frequency equal to one million cycles per second, or one million hertz.

Cultural definitions for megahertz

megahertz

One million cycles per second. Often used to indicate computer processing speed.