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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. 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;
[syn: henry, H]

2. English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836);
[syn: Henry, William Henry]

3. a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799);
[syn: Henry, Patrick Henry]

4. United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878);
[syn: Henry, Joseph Henry]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Henry \Hen"ry\, n.; pl. Henrys. [From Joseph Henry, an American physicist.] 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 amp[`e]re a second. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

henry n 1: 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 [syn: henry, H] 2: English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836) [syn: Henry, William Henry] 3: a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799) [syn: Henry, Patrick Henry] 4: United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878) [syn: Henry, Joseph Henry]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

henry (H) The SI unit of inductance: one henry is the inductance of a closed loop in which the induced voltage is one volt if the current flowing through it changes by one ampere each second, i.e., 1 H = 1 Vs/A. Named after the American physicist Joseph Henry (1797-1878). (1997-03-16)