megahertz

Questions about megahertz

What does megahertz mean?

megahertz means "one million periods per second".

How many syllables are in megahertz?

megahertz has 3 syllables: meg-a-hertz. The stress falls on "meg". In IPA it is /ˈmɛɡəhɚts/.

What is another word for megahertz?

Close synonyms include MHz, megacycle per second, megacycle, Mc. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is megahertz a common word?

megahertz is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.