henry

English Online Dictionary. What means henry‎? What does henry mean?

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Named after the American scientist Joseph Henry.

Noun

henry (plural henries or henrys)

2. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

Translations

Etymology 2

Rhyming slang, from Henry the Third

Noun

henry (plural henries)

1. (British, slang) A turd.

Etymology 3

From Henry the Eighth.

Noun

henry (plural henries)

1. (British, slang) A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

Synonyms

• eighth

Anagrams

• Rhyne, rhyne, yrneh

Finnish

Etymology

From English henry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhenry/, [ˈhe̞nry]
• IPA^(key): /ˈhenri/, [ˈhe̞nri]
• Rhymes: -enry
• Hyphenation^(key): hen‧ry

Noun

henry

1. henry (unit of inductance)

Declension

Further reading

• “henry”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ʁi/

Noun

henry m (plural henrys)

1. (sciences) henry

Further reading

• “henry”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛnri]
• Hyphenation: hen‧ry
• Rhymes: -ri

Noun

henry (plural henryk)

1. henry (SI unit for electrical inductance)

Declension

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

henry m (plural henrys or henries)

1. henry (SI unit for electrical inductance)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French henry.

Noun

henry m (uncountable)

1. (sciences) henry

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Named after American scientist Joseph Henry.

Noun

henry c (abbreviated H)

1. henry (unit of inductance)

Declension

References

• henry in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• henry in Svensk ordbok (SO)