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gigahertz

/ˈɡɪɡəhɜːrz/ noun · British & US
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What does gigahertz mean?

noun

A unit of frequency, equal to one billion hertz, used to express the frequency of electromagnetic waves, especially in radio and microwave communication.

Example

"The new radio transmitter operates at a frequency of 2.4 gigahertz."

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