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Hertzian wave
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Hertz·i·an wave  (hûrts-n, hrt-)
n.
An electromagnetic wave, usually of radio frequency, produced by the oscillation of electricity in a conductor.
[After Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.]
Hertzian wave
n
(Physics / General Physics) an electromagnetic wave with a frequency in the range from about 3 ✕ 1010 hertz to about 1.5 ✕ 105 hertz
[named after Heinrich Rudolph Hertz (1857-94), German physicist]
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Noun1.Hertzian wave - an electromagnetic wave generated by oscillations in an electric circuit
electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation - radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
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