stathenry

[ stat-hen-ree ]

/ ˈstætˌhɛn ri /

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noun, plural stat·hen·ries, stat·hen·rys.Electricity.

the electrostatic unit of inductance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 1011 henries and equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one statvolt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies at the rate of one statampere per second.

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Origin of stathenry

stat- (see statampere) + henry

Words nearby stathenry

state trooper, state university, state visit, statewide, statfarad, stathenry, Statia, static, static character, static cling, static dump