henry

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Named after the American scientist Joseph Henry.

henry (plural henries or henrys)

1. 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

Rhyming slang, from Henry the Third

henry (plural henries)

1. (Britain, slang) A turd.

From Henry the Eighth.

henry (plural henries)

1. (Britain, slang) A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

• eighth

• Rhyne, rhyne, yrneh

From English henry.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhenry/, [ˈhe̞nry]
• IPA^(key): /ˈhenri/, [ˈhe̞nri]
• Rhymes: -enry
• Syllabification^(key): hen‧ry

henry

1. henry (unit of inductance)

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ʁi/

• Audio

  (file)

henry m (plural henrys)

1. (sciences) henry

• “henry”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛnri]
• Hyphenation: hen‧ry
• Rhymes: -ri

henry (plural henryk)

1. henry (SI unit for electrical inductance)

henry m (plural henrys or henries)

1. henry (SI unit for electrical inductance)

From French henry.

henry m (uncountable)

1. (sciences) henry

Named after American scientist Joseph Henry.

henry c (abbreviated H)

1. henry (unit of inductance)

• henry in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• henry in Svensk ordbok (SO)