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View synonyms for h
h
1H
2or h
[ eych ]
noun
, plural H's or Hs, h's or hs.
- the eighth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- any spoken sound represented by the letter H or h, as in hot or behave.
- something having the shape of an H .
- a written or printed representation of the letter H or h.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter H or h.
h
3Symbol, Physics.
H
4abbreviation for
- hard.
- Grammar. head.
- Electricity. henry ( def ).
- Slang. heroin ( def ).
- high.
H
5Symbol.
- the eighth in order or in a series.
- (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 200. Compare Roman numerals.
- Chemistry. hydrogen ( def ).
- Biochemistry. histidine ( def ).
- Physics.
- horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field.
- Music. the letter used in German to indicate the tone B.
h.
6or H.
abbreviation for
- harbor.
- hard.
- hardness.
- heavy sea.
- height.
- hence.
- high.
- Baseball. hit; hits.
- horns.
- Also hr. hour; hours.
- hundred.
- husband.
H.
7abbreviation for
- (in prescriptions) an hour.
h
1/ eɪtʃ /
noun
- the eighth letter and sixth consonant of the modern English alphabet
- a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiceless glottal fricative, as in hat
- something shaped like an H
- ( in combination )
an H-beam
h.
2abbreviation for
- harbour
- height
- hour
- husband
H
3symbol for
- chem hydrogen
- physics
- magnetic field strength
- Hamiltonian
- electronics henry or henries
- thermodynamics enthalpy
- (on Brit pencils, signifying degree of hardness of lead) hard Compare B
2H
H
3H
- slang.heroin
abbreviation for
- Hungary (international car registration)
h
4symbol for
- physics Planck constant
- hecto-
- chess See algebraic notation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of h1
From the Latin word hōra
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