n. pl. hen·ries or hen·rys Abbr. H The SI unit of inductance, equal to the inductance of a conductor in which an electromotive force of one volt is induced when the current through the conductor increases at the rate of one ampere per second. See Table at measurement. [After Joseph Henry.] |
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Henry, O.
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American physicist who performed extensive studies of electromagnetic phenomena. |
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Henry, Cape
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Tweet A promontory of southeast Virginia at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay east of Norfolk. |
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