Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Henry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Henry \Hen"ry\, n.; pl. {Henrys}. [From Joseph Henry, an
American physicist.]
The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit
when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one
volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one
amp[`e]re a second.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
henry
n 1: a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force
of one volt is produced when the current is varied at
the rate of one ampere per second [syn: {H}]
2: English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed
by water at different temperatures and under different
pressures (1775-1836) [syn: {Henry}, {William Henry}]
3: American Revolutionary leader and famous orator who spoke
out against British rule of the American colonies
(1736-1799) [syn: {Henry}, {Patrick Henry}]
4: American physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena
(1791-1878) [syn: {Henry}, {Joseph Henry}]
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