Como Pronunciar "gigahertz"

word

GIG-uh-hurts

gig-UH-hurts

Definição

A unit of frequency equal to one billion (1,000,000,000) cycles per second, used especially to measure the speed of computer processors and electronic devices.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈɡɪɡəˌhɝːts

Inglês Britânico

ɡˈɪɡəhˌɜːts

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

GIG-uh-hurts

gig-UH-hurts

Ouça em Contexto

This computer has a 3 gigahertz processor.

Most modern smartphones run above 2 gigahertz.

One gigahertz means a billion cycles per second.

Why does this laptop only have 1.8 gigahertz? Isn't that a bit slow?