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abbreviation

hard.

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should

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Other definitions for h (2 of 7)

h²

Symbol, Physics.

Planck's constant.

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H¹

or h

[ eych ]

/ eɪtʃ /

noun, plural H's or Hs, h's or hs.

the eighth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

any spoken sound represented by the letter H or h, as in hot or behave.

something having the shape of an H.

a written or printed representation of the letter H or h.

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter H or h.

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H²

abbreviation

hard.

Grammar. head.

Electricity. henry.

Slang. heroin.

high.

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H³

Symbol.

the eighth in order or in a series.

(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 200.Compare Roman numerals.

Chemistry. hydrogen.

Biochemistry. histidine.

Physics.

enthalpy.
horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field.
magnetic intensity.

Music. the letter used in German to indicate the tone B.

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or H.

abbreviation

harbor.

hard.

hardness.

heavy sea.

height.

hence.

high.

Baseball. hit; hits.

horns.

Also hr. hour; hours.

hundred.

husband.

Other definitions for h (7 of 7)

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) an hour.

Origin of H.

From the Latin word hōra

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His sensitivity to this problem came out in his first sharp disagreement with his boss, VMI superintendent Francis H. Smith.
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G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
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The valve-seat H has formed on its lower surface two crescent shaped long and narrow slits.
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For hadde (which gives no sense), read bad; confusion of b and h is not uncommon.
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Now Dabbler was a widower; he was not of prepossessing appearance, and his h's troubled him, but Dabbler was a warm man.
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William H. Riley, of Philadelphia, has been for years, one of the leading fashionable gentlemen's boot-makers.
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British Dictionary definitions for h (1 of 4)

H

/ (eɪtʃ) /

noun plural h's, H's or Hs

the eighth letter and sixth consonant of the modern English alphabet

a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiceless glottal fricative, as in hat

something shaped like an H
(in combination)an H-beam

British Dictionary definitions for h (2 of 4)

symbol for

physics Planck constant

hecto-

chess See algebraic notation

British Dictionary definitions for h (3 of 4)

symbol for

chem hydrogen

physics

magnetic field strength
Hamiltonian

electronics henry or henries

thermodynamics enthalpy

(on Brit pencils, signifying degree of hardness of lead) hardH; 2H; 3H Compare B (def. 9)

slang heroin

abbreviation for

Hungary (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for h (4 of 4)

H.

abbreviation for

harbour

height

hour

husband

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Medical definitions for h (1 of 2)

The symbol forPlanck's constant

Medical definitions for h (2 of 2)

The symbol for the elementhydrogen

Scientific definitions for h (1 of 2)

Abbreviation of height

The symbol for Planck's constant.

Scientific definitions for h (2 of 2)

The symbol for henry.

The symbol for hydrogen.

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