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Definition of Henry

1. Noun. 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.

2. Noun. English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836).

3. Noun. A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799).

4. Noun. United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878).

Definition of Henry

1. n. 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.

Definition of Henry

1. a unit of inductance [n -RIES or -RYS]

Medical Definition of Henry

1. Origin: From Joseph Henry, an American physicist. The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electromotive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampere a second. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Henry

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen Henri Becquerel Henri Bergson Henri Clemens van de Velde Henri Emile Benoit Matisse Henri Labrouste Henri Louis Bergson Henri Matisse Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant

Henri Rousseau Henri Toulouse-Lautrec Henri van de Velde henroost henry (current term) Henry Henry's law Henry's law Henry-Gauer response henrys

Henry Alfred Kissinger Henry Beauclerc Henry Bolingbroke Henry Cavendish Henry Clay Henry Clay Frick Henry David Thoreau Henry Engelhard Steinway Henry Fielding Henry Fonda

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