abhenry
|ab-hen-ry|
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/æbˈhɛnri/
unit of inductance
Etymology
Etymology Information
'abhenry' originates from the combination of the prefix 'ab-' meaning 'away from' or 'off' and 'henry,' named after the American scientist Joseph Henry.
Historical Evolution
'abhenry' was coined in the early 20th century as a unit of measurement in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it was used to measure inductance in the CGS system, and this meaning has remained consistent.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry.
The coil has an inductance of 5 abhenries.
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