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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. Proper noun. (Germanic male given name), popular in England since Middle Ages; the name of eight kings. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

3. Noun. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: '''H''' ¹

4. Noun. (British slang) A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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

henotheism henotheisms henotheist henotheistic henotheists henotic henpeck henpecked henpecking henpecks

henpuye henries henritermierite henroost henroosts henry (current term) henryite henrymeyerite henrys hens

hens' night hens' nights hens' teeth hent hentaigana hented henting hentriacontane hentriacontanes

Literary usage of Henry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett, John Leech (1848)
"henry THE SEVENTH. HOUGH henry had got the crown upon his head, he did not feel quite sure of 3 being able to keep it there, for he knew there was nothing ..."

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