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CYCLE-SECONDE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Radio Waves
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

The unit of frequency, one cycle per second.

OBS

cycle per second: This term was the recognized unit of frequency in North America until the mid-sixties. Many professionals and tradesmen still use it.

OBS

cycle per second: In expressions such as "60-cycle power lines" or "400-cycle APU," the term "cycle" is used colloquially to mean "cycle(s) per second," but it should be avoided.

OBS

hertz: term standardized by the American National Standards Institute.

OBS

hertz; Hz: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Acoustique (Physique)
CONT

Un courant de cinquante périodes par seconde.

OBS

Unité de fréquence égale à un cycle par seconde.

OBS

Le terme «période» représente une grandeur et non une unité, mais certains l'utilisent de façon elliptique dans le sens de «périodes par seconde».

OBS

hertz : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

OBS

hertz; Hz : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Acústica (Física)
DEF

Unidad de frecuencia del Sistema Internacional, que equivale a la frecuencia de un fenómeno cuyo período es un segundo.

OBS

hercio: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda la grafía "hercio", castellanizada y en minúscula, preferible a las grafías "hertz", "herzio" o "Hercio".

OBS

hercio; Hz: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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