stathenry

[ stat-hen-ree ]

/ ˈstætˌhɛn ri /

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.

Nearby words

statesmanship, statesville, stateswoman, statewide, statfarad, stathenry, statia, static, static character, static cling, static convulsion

Origin of stathenry

stat- (see statampere) + henry