abhenry

ab·hen·ry

 (ăb-hĕn′rē)

n. pl. ab·hen·ries

The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of inductance, equal to one billionth of a henry.

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abhenry

(æbˈhɛnrɪ)

n, pl -ries

(Units) the cgs unit of inductance in the electromagnetic system; the inductance that results when a rate of change of current of 1 abampere per second generates an induced emf of 1 abvolt: equivalent to 10^–9 henry

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abhenry - a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry inductance unit - a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it henry, H - 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

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