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millihenry

American

[mil-uh-hen-ree] / ˈmɪl əˌhɛn ri /

noun

Electricity.

a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry. mH, mh

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Origin of millihenry

First recorded in 1905–10; milli- + henry

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millihenry

The units of inductance commonly used in radio work are the millihenry, which is the thousandth part of a henry; and the centimeter of inductance, which is one one-thousandth part of a microhenry.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins

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