Hs
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Question 1 of 10
Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTDefinition for hs (2 of 5)
H, 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.
Definition for hs (3 of 5)
h.s.1
in this sense.
Origin of h.s.
1From the Latin word hōc sensū
Definition for hs (4 of 5)
h.s.2
(in prescriptions) at bedtime.
Origin of h.s.
2From the Latin word hōrā somnī at the hour of sleep
Definition for hs (5 of 5)
H.S.
High School.
British. Home Secretary.
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British Dictionary definitions for hs
HS
abbreviation for
High School
(in Britain) Home Secretary
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Scientific definitions for hs (1 of 4)
Hs
The symbol for hassium.
Scientific definitions for hs (2 of 4)
h
Abbreviation of height
The symbol for Planck's constant.
Scientific definitions for hs (3 of 4)
H
The symbol for henry.
The symbol for hydrogen.
Scientific definitions for hs (4 of 4)
hassium
[ hä′sē-əm ]
Hs
A synthetic, radioactive element that is produced by bombarding lead with iron ions. Its known isotopes have mass numbers ranging from 263 to 277. Hs 277 has the longest confirmed half-life (16.5 minutes). Atomic number 108. See Periodic Table.
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