English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-henry.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
wikipedia|Henry (inductance)
Named after the American scientist w:Joseph Henry|Joseph Henry.

Noun
en-noun|plhenries|pl2henrys

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

Translations
trans-top|SI unit for electrical inductance
Chinese: 亨 (heng), 亨� (hengli)
Finnish: henry
French: henry m
German: Henry n
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Japanese: ����
Russian: ген�и (génri)
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Etymology 2
From w:Henry VIII|Henry the Eighth

Noun
en-noun|henr|ies

1. context|UK|slang A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

Synonyms
eighth

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French

Noun
henry m (any preceding vowel is not elided)

1. #English|henry

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