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Definitions for Henry
ˈhɛn rihen·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. henry, Hnoun

    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

  2. Henry, William Henrynoun

    English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)

  3. Henry, Patrick Henrynoun

    a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)

  4. Henry, Joseph Henrynoun

    United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)

Wiktionary

  1. henrynoun

    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

  2. henrynoun

    A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

  3. Henrynoun

    A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since Middle Ages; the name of eight kings.

  4. Henrynoun

    A French and English patronymic surname.

  5. Henrynoun

    A locale in the 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.

  6. Etymology: Borrowed from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich and Dutch Henrik, Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).

ChatGPT

  1. henry

    A Henry is the unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. The unit is named after the American scientist Joseph Henry, who discovered and described the phenomenon of inductance independently of Michael Faraday.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Henrynoun

    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 ampere a second

  2. Etymology: [From Joseph Henry, an American physicist.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Henry

    hen′ri, n. (electr.) the practical unit of self-induction—from Joseph Henry, American physicist (1797-1878).

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Henry

    The practical unit of electro-magnetic or magnetic inductance. It is equal to 1E9 C. G. S., or absolute units of inductance. As the dimensions of inductance are a length the henry is equal to 1E9 centimeters, or approximately to one quadrant of the earth measured on the meridian. Synonyms--Secohm--Quadrant--Quad.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HENRY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Henry is ranked #149 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Henry surname appeared 170,964 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 58 would have the surname Henry.

    61.4% or 105,023 total occurrences were White.
    30.6% or 52,452 total occurrences were Black.
    2.8% or 4,855 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 4,001 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.8% or 3,197 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.8% or 1,436 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Henry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1352

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Henry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3724

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Anagrams for Henry »

  1. rhyne

  2. yrneh

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Henry in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Henry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Henry in a Sentence

  1. Bret Hart:

    I mean Owen, it would never matter to him if he was in the Hall Of Fame but I think that you know it would mean a lot to different family members in my family. I know Mark Henry as an example gave a strong speech or talk this year about getting Owen into the Hall Of Fame and I totally agree.

  2. David Chesnoff:

    Henry still did the right thing by testing within the window, he should not be punished because his case attracts so much attention.

  3. Max Warburton:

    His stewardship of VW has been indisputably successful. Piech will go down in history as an automotive legend, in the same class as Gottlieb Daimler, Henry Ford and Kiichiro Toyoda.

  4. Bernie Sanders:

    I am proud to say that Henry Kissinger is not my friend. I will not take advice from Henry Kissinger.

  5. Jessica Cisneros:

    At every turn, my congressman has stood in opposition to the Texas Democratic agenda. From being anti-union to being anti-choice and with the House majority on the line, Henry Cuellar could very much be the deciding vote on the future of reproductive rights in this country and we just can not afford that risk.

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