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henry Definition

henry (hen)

noun pl. -·rys or -·ries

Elec. the basic unit of electric inductance in the SI and MKS systems, equal to the inductance of a circuit in which the variation of current at the rate of one ampere per second induces an electromotive force of one volt: abbrev. H

Etymology: after J. Henry (1797-1878), U.S. physicist

Henry¹ Definition

Henry (hen)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Hal, Hank, Henny; var. Harry; equiv. L. Henricus, Du. Hendrik, Fr. Henri, Ger. Heinrich, It. Enrico, Sp. Enrique; fem. Henrietta

Etymology: Fr Henri < Ger Heinrich < OHG Haganrih, lit., ruler of an enclosure (< hag-, haw, a hedging in + rihhi, ruler) & also altered < OHG Heimerich, lit., home ruler (< heim, home)

Henry² Definition

Henry (hen)

  1. 1394-1460; prince of Portugal: called Henry the Navigator

  2. 1068-1135; king of England (1100-35): son of William the Conqueror

  3. 1133-89; king of England (1154-89): 1st Plantagenet king

  4. 1207-72; king of England (1216-72)

  5. 1551-89; king of France (1574-89)

  6. 1050-1106; king of Germany (1056-1105) & Holy Roman Emperor (1084-1105): dethroned

  7. 1367-1413; king of England (1399-1413): 1st Lancastrian king: son of John of Gaunt: called Bolingbroke

  8. 1553-1610; king of France (1589-1610): 1st Bourbon king: called Henry of Navarre

  9. 1387-1422; king of England (1413-22): defeated the French at Agincourt

  10. 1421-71; king of England (1422-61; 1470-71)

  11. 1457-1509; king of England (1485-1509): 1st Tudor king

  12. 1491-1547; king of England (1509-47): broke with the papacy and established the Church of England

  13. Henry, O. (pseud. of William Sydney Porter) 1862-1910; U.S. short-story writer

  14. Henry, Patrick 1736-99; Am. patriot, statesman, & orator

Henry³ Definition

Henry (hen)

  1. Etymology: after Prince Henry, son of James

    promontory in SE Va., at the entrance of Chesapeake Bay

  2. Confederate fort in NW Tenn., on the Tennessee River: captured (1862) by Union forces

henry (H) Telecom Definition
The unit of inductance of a circuit in SI units. The inductance of a circuit is one henry if the electromotive force (emf) in volts (V) is numerically equal to the rate of change in amperes (A) per second. Named after American scientist Joseph Henry (1797
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