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HENRY
Henry, Joseph Henry
(noun) United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)
Henry, Patrick Henry
(noun) a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
Henry, William Henry
(noun) English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
henry
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Henry
A male given name from Germanic languages, popular in England since Middle Ages; the name of eight kings.
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A French and English patronymic surname.
A locale in United States.
A city in Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
A town in South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
A village in Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Henry
An Irish surname, an anglicization of Ó hInneirghe (“descendant of Inneirghe”).
An Irish patronymic surname, an alternate anglicization of Mac ÉinrĂ, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi (“son of Henry”) (McHenry)
Anagrams
• Rhyne, rhyne, yrneh
Etymology 1
Noun
henry (plural henries or henrys)
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
Etymology 2
From Henry the Third
Noun
henry (plural henries)
(British, slang) A turd.
Etymology 3
From Henry the Eighth
Noun
henry (plural henries)
(British, slang) A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.
Synonyms
• eighth
Anagrams
• Rhyne, rhyne, yrneh
Source: Wiktionary
Hen"ry, n.; pl. Henrys. Etym: [From Joseph Henry, an American physicist.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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