henry
noun/ˈhenri/
/ˈhenri/
(plural henries, henrys)
(abbreviation H)
- a unit for measuring the inductance in an electric circuitWord Originlate 19th cent.: named after Joseph Henry (1797–1878), the American physicist who discovered the phenomenon.
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