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henry
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun henry has 4 senses
- henry(n = noun.quantity) h - a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second; Array is a kind of inductance unit
- henry(n = noun.person) william henry - English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836); Array is a kind of chemist
- henry(n = noun.person) patrick henry - a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799); Array is a kind of american revolutionary leader, orator, public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker
- henry(n = noun.person) joseph henry - United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878); Array is a kind of physicist
has parts: abhenry, millihenry
CIDE DICTIONARY
henry, n. [From Joseph Henry , an American physicist.].
The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampère a second. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
henry, n. (pl. -ies or henrys) Electr. the SI unit of inductance which gives an electromotive force of one volt in a closed circuit with a uniform rate of change of current of one ampere per second.
Usage
Abbr.: H.
Etymology
J. Henry, Amer. physicist d. 1878
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