Henry

¹

[hen-ree]

noun

1. a .44 caliber lever-action repeating rifle, marketed in the U.S. in the early 1860s, using metallic cartridges and a tubular magazine capable of holding 16 rounds.

Henry

²

[hen-ree]

noun

1. Joseph, 1797–1878, U.S. physicist.

2. O., pen name of William Sydney Porter.

3. Patrick, 1736–99, American patriot, orator, and statesman.

4. Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

5. Fort. Fort Henry.

6. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “home” and “kingdom.”

henry

³

[hen-ree]

noun

Electricity.

plural

henries, henrys 

1. the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be 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. H

Henry

¹

/ ˈhɛnrɪ /

noun

1. Joseph. 1797–1878, US physicist. He discovered the principle of electromagnetic induction independently of Faraday and constructed the first electromagnetic motor (1829). He also discovered self-induction and the oscillatory nature of electric discharges (1842)

2. Patrick. 1736–99, American statesman and orator, a leading opponent of British rule during the War of American Independence

3. Prince, known as Harry. born 1984, second son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales

henry

²

/ ˈhɛnrɪ /

noun

1. H. the derived SI unit of electric inductance; the inductance of a closed circuit in which an emf of 1 volt is produced when the current varies uniformly at the rate of 1 ampere per second

Henry

¹

1. American physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena. He discovered electrical induction independently of Michael Faraday, and constructed a small electromagnetic motor in 1829. He also developed a system of weather forecasting based on meteorological observations. The henry unit of inductance is named for him.

henry

²

1. A SI derived unit of electrical inductance, especially of transformers and inductance coils. A current changing at the rate of one ampere per second in a circuit with an inductance of one henry induces an electromotive force of one volt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Henry¹

After Benjamin Tyler Henry (1821–98), U.S. inventor who designed it

Origin of Henry²

First recorded in 1890–95; named after J. Henry

Word History and Origins

Origin of Henry¹

C19: named after Joseph Henry (1797–1878), US physicist

Example Sentences

Nor is it David Henry Hwang’s user-friendly libretto based on the late Ming Dynasty Chinese classic, “Journey to the West.”

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“We are not circumventing the statute,” Justice Department lawyer Henry Whitaker said.

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At one point I spiraled into Henry VIII, and I just watched a million videos about Henry VIII.

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“Leopoldstadt,” his last produced play, was unquestionably another masterpiece—of a beauty that recalls the late creations of Verdi or Mozart or Henry James.

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When industrialist Henry Frick moved to break the union at Carnegie’s Homestead, Pa., plant in July 1892, skilled workers resisted.

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