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/hɜːts/ · noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second..
Each turbogenerator consisted of a steam turbine, powered by 900 psi of superheated steam, that was coupled by a set of reduction gears to a General Electric marine alternating-current generator operating at 1,800 rpm. Each generator had a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts of three-phase power at 450 volts and 60 hertz. The main 450-volt switchboard was energized by the two turbogenerators. The emergency switchboard, in the emergency generator room, was fed from the main switchboard through an electrical tie.
Use hertz when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hertz means In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second..
Common synonyms include cycle per second, cps, CPS, cycle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Each turbogenerator consisted of a steam turbine, powered by 900 psi of superheated steam, that was coupled by a set of reduction gears to a General Electric marine alternating-current generator operating at 1,800 rpm. Each generator had a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts of three-phase power at 450 volts and 60 hertz. The main 450-volt switchboard was energized by the two turbogenerators. The emergency switchboard, in the emergency generator room, was fed from the main switchboard through an electrical tie.
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