Henry
noun
A unit of electrical inductance in the International System of Units.
The inductance of this coil is 5 henrys.
Often appears as...
- 5 henrys
- coil inductance
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Technical
noun
A man's name.
Henry is my best friend.
Often appears as...
- king henry
- named henry
noun
A brand of vacuum cleaner.
I cleaned the floor with my Henry vacuum cleaner.
Often appears as...
- henry vacuum cleaner
- using henry
noun
A type of long-range rifle.
He shot the target with his Henry rifle from 300 yards away.
Often appears as...
- henry rifle
- long-range henry
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Technical
noun
Slang term for an eighth of an ounce, typically referring to drugs.
He bought a henry of weed.
Often appears as...
- bought a henry
- henry of weed
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Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A unit of electrical inductance in the International System of Units.
The inductance of this coil is 5 henrys.
Often appears as...
- 5 henrys
- coil inductance
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A man's name.
Henry is my best friend.
Often appears as...
- king henry
- named henry
noun
A brand of vacuum cleaner.
I cleaned the floor with my Henry vacuum cleaner.
Often appears as...
- henry vacuum cleaner
- using henry
noun
A type of long-range rifle.
He shot the target with his Henry rifle from 300 yards away.
Often appears as...
- henry rifle
- long-range henry
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Slang term for an eighth of an ounce, typically referring to drugs.
He bought a henry of weed.
Often appears as...
- bought a henry
- henry of weed
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/2Understanding Henry
Remember 'henry' is always lowercase unless starting a sentence. It signifies a large inductance when used in physics.
The reactor's inductance is measured in henrys.
Pro Tip 2/2Inductance Context
A 'henry' in electrical engineering is fundamental to understanding how circuits with coils behave with changing current.
Calculating henrys helps in designing efficient motors.
Pro Tip 1/2Understanding Henry
Remember 'henry' is always lowercase unless starting a sentence. It signifies a large inductance when used in physics.
The reactor's inductance is measured in henrys.
Pro Tip 2/2Inductance Context
A 'henry' in electrical engineering is fundamental to understanding how circuits with coils behave with changing current.
Calculating henrys helps in designing efficient motors.
Pro Tip 1/2Understanding Henry
Remember 'henry' is always lowercase unless starting a sentence. It signifies a large inductance when used in physics.
The reactor's inductance is measured in henrys.
Pro Tip 2/2Inductance Context
A 'henry' in electrical engineering is fundamental to understanding how circuits with coils behave with changing current.
Calculating henrys helps in designing efficient motors.
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He Risked Death as First...
a kid they were just under my bed and they're too heavy for our kid to pull around but when he had when he got about we had a like the little tribute here and type of thing we had for grandfather this was a young a young man who when he was a young boy had read the stories of henry morton stanley and david
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Did Shakespeare write...
For instance, one recent study concluded that Shakespeare worked with playwright Christopher Marlowe on "Henry VI," parts one and two. Shakespeare's identity is only one of the many problems stylometry can resolve. It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery,
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How we act when we are...
until there was dr. Henry a Lance Berger he was a psychologist and in the fifties he revisited this idea and he thought there was something that they might have missed and there was she there looked looking for one particular factor you make the lights brighter and people will
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Compromising the Food...
listen to me if you ever do that again if you ever compromise my pants no way the problem that's helping out it's not helping out you don't understand it's Henry guys don't you understand that you got you compromise not only the supply of food but now we're gonna head against
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The Wonders of Urban...
henry turner moved to st louis after getting his doctorate in zoology at the university of chicago but being black he had trouble finding a university that would hire him as a professor even the schools where he earned his degrees from they wouldn't hire him as a professor
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Creativity is a remix PIPE...
use the rather awkward analogy of property. Now, creative works may indeed be kind of like property, but it's property that we're all building on, and creations can only take root and grow once that ground has been prepared. Henry Ford once said, "I invented nothing new.
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Queens of the High Seas...
and you work your way up the food chain by plundering spanish treasure ships and fighting some of history's most famous pirates like calico jack racco henry morgan and blackbeard so you take their ships you steal their treasure and you build a fearsome reputation
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Diana Nyad: Extreme...
"Henry, what's your question?" He said, "Well, I didn't have a question so much as I had a suggestion." He said, "You know those guys who really believe in what they believe in and so they wear bombs?" And I said, "Well it's odd that you've learned of this
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The art of creating awe...
Henry Hill through what it feels like to be a gangster walk going through the Copacabana and being treated in a special way he was the master of his of his universe and we wanted you go to feel the same way so we created this shot
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We the People, and the...
economy here an economy of influence an economy with lobbyists epicenter which feeds on polarization it feeds on dysfunction the worst that it is for us the better that it is for this fundraiser henry david thoreau there are
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He Risked Death as First...
a kid they were just under my bed and they're too heavy for our kid to pull around but when he had when he got about we had a like the little tribute here and type of thing we had for grandfather this was a young a young man who when he was a young boy had read the stories of henry morton stanley and david
Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
For instance, one recent study concluded that Shakespeare worked with playwright Christopher Marlowe on "Henry VI," parts one and two. Shakespeare's identity is only one of the many problems stylometry can resolve. It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery,
Video examples
How we act when we are...
until there was dr. Henry a Lance Berger he was a psychologist and in the fifties he revisited this idea and he thought there was something that they might have missed and there was she there looked looking for one particular factor you make the lights brighter and people will
Video examples
Compromising the Food...
listen to me if you ever do that again if you ever compromise my pants no way the problem that's helping out it's not helping out you don't understand it's Henry guys don't you understand that you got you compromise not only the supply of food but now we're gonna head against
Video examples
The Wonders of Urban...
henry turner moved to st louis after getting his doctorate in zoology at the university of chicago but being black he had trouble finding a university that would hire him as a professor even the schools where he earned his degrees from they wouldn't hire him as a professor
Video examples
Creativity is a remix PIPE...
use the rather awkward analogy of property. Now, creative works may indeed be kind of like property, but it's property that we're all building on, and creations can only take root and grow once that ground has been prepared. Henry Ford once said, "I invented nothing new.
Video examples
Queens of the High Seas...
and you work your way up the food chain by plundering spanish treasure ships and fighting some of history's most famous pirates like calico jack racco henry morgan and blackbeard so you take their ships you steal their treasure and you build a fearsome reputation
Video examples
Diana Nyad: Extreme...
"Henry, what's your question?" He said, "Well, I didn't have a question so much as I had a suggestion." He said, "You know those guys who really believe in what they believe in and so they wear bombs?" And I said, "Well it's odd that you've learned of this
Video examples
The art of creating awe...
Henry Hill through what it feels like to be a gangster walk going through the Copacabana and being treated in a special way he was the master of his of his universe and we wanted you go to feel the same way so we created this shot
Video examples
We the People, and the...
economy here an economy of influence an economy with lobbyists epicenter which feeds on polarization it feeds on dysfunction the worst that it is for us the better that it is for this fundraiser henry david thoreau there are
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Milton Friedman
American Economist
The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a, from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way.
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Anthony Ray Hinton
American Author
Henry Hays was cheated all his life. He was cheated by his father who taught him to hate. His community taught him to hate. My mom told me, no matter what one does in life, he or she deserves some compassion, and I knew Hays deserved compassion more than anybody.
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Tony D'Souza
American Novelist
The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?
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Barry Corbin
American Actor
Henry Fonda one time said that every time he had a job, he thought it was gonna' be the last one. And, if you got any sense, you gotta' think that because, you know when somebody's gonna do a dip, some of 'em go pretty far down.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
I don't think that experience is a very useful or convincing attribute for a sensible foreign policy. Henry Kissinger had a lot of experience.
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Mark Walport
British Scientist
Henry Wellcome certainly was a talented character with a colorful and amazing personal story.
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Ari Graynor
American Actress
Henry Winkler is the most lovable man. He is like everybody's favorite grandfather.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
Henry Louis Gates is such a wealth of knowledge in himself.
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Henry Cejudo
American Athlete
Henry Cejudo is a motivator.
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Milton Friedman
American Economist
The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a, from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way.
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Anthony Ray Hinton
American Author
Henry Hays was cheated all his life. He was cheated by his father who taught him to hate. His community taught him to hate. My mom told me, no matter what one does in life, he or she deserves some compassion, and I knew Hays deserved compassion more than anybody.
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Tony D'Souza
American Novelist
The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?
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Barry Corbin
American Actor
Henry Fonda one time said that every time he had a job, he thought it was gonna' be the last one. And, if you got any sense, you gotta' think that because, you know when somebody's gonna do a dip, some of 'em go pretty far down.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
I don't think that experience is a very useful or convincing attribute for a sensible foreign policy. Henry Kissinger had a lot of experience.
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Mark Walport
British Scientist
Henry Wellcome certainly was a talented character with a colorful and amazing personal story.
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Ari Graynor
American Actress
Henry Winkler is the most lovable man. He is like everybody's favorite grandfather.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
Henry Louis Gates is such a wealth of knowledge in himself.
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Henry Cejudo
American Athlete
Henry Cejudo is a motivator.
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