Dictionary
H
hPronunciation: (āch), [key]—
n.,
—pl. H's or Hs, h's or hs.
1. the eighth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter
H or
h, as in
hot or
behave.
3. something having the shape of an
H.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter
H or
h.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter
H or
h.H
1. hard.
2. Gram.head.
3. Elect.henry.
4. Slang.heroin.
5. high.
H
—
Symbol.
1. the eighth in order or in a series.
2. (sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 200. Cf.
Roman numerals.
3. Chem.hydrogen.
4. Biochem.histidine.
5. Physics.
a. enthalpy.
b. horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field.
c. See
magnetic intensity.
6. Music.the letter used in German to indicate the tone B.
H
—
Symbol, Chem.
protium.
Also,1H,HaH
—
Symbol, Chem.
deuterium.
Also,2H,HbH
—
Symbol, Chem.
tritium.
Also,3H,Hch
hard.
H.
(in prescriptions) an hour.
h.
1. harbor.
2. hard.
3. hardness.
4. heavy sea.
5. height.
6. hence.
7. high.
8. Baseball.hit; hits.
9. horns.
10. hour; hours.
11. hundred.
12. husband.
Also,H.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
