Henry, Cape A promontory of southeast Virginia at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay east of Norfolk. |
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878. American physicist who performed extensive studies of electromagnetic phenomena. |
hen·ry (h n r )n. pl. hen·ries or hen·rys Abbr. H The 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. See Table at measurement.
[After Joseph Henry.] |
henry Noun
pl [-ry, -ries] or -rys the SI unit of electric inductance [after Joseph Henry, physicist]
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| Noun | 1. | henry - 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 secondinductance unit - a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it abhenry - a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry millihenry - a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry |
| 2. | Henry - English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836) |
| 3. | Henry - a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799) |
| 4. | Henry - United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878) |