hg

¹

1. hectogram; hectograms.

Hg

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. mercury.

HG

³

abbreviation for

1. High German ( def 1 ).

H.G.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. High German ( def 1 ).
2. His Grace; Her Grace.

hg

¹

abbreviation for

1. hectogram

HG

²

abbreviation for

1. High German
2. His ( or Her) Grace
3. (formerly, in Britain) Home Guard

Hg

³

the chemical symbol for

1. mercury

Word History and Origins

Origin of hg¹

< New Latin hydrargyrum, for Latin hydrargyrus (by analogy with aurum, argentum, etc.) < Greek hydrárgyros literally, liquid silver ( hydr- hydr- ¹ + árgyros silver)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hg¹

from New Latin hydrargyrum

Example Sentences

Eventually I gave way to Bunny's insistence and lost my virginity, appropriately enough, in H.G. Wells's spare bedroom.

From The Daily Beast

Men brought up on H.G. Wells and Jules Verne science fiction set their minds to solving the convoy crisis.

From The Daily Beast

This week: David Lodge's new novel about H.G. Wells, the eccentric letters of Ellen Terry, and Thomas Hardy's unfortunate critics.

From The Daily Beast

An Experiment in Autobiography by H.G. Wells His observations of others—like Bernard Shaw—are sometimes priceless.

From The Daily Beast

Yet only a little while, and he was as great a force for pushing forward as H.G. Wells himself!

From Project Gutenberg

In the corner was a richly wrought monogram of the initials H.G.

From Project Gutenberg