From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Letters & punctuationHH, h /eɪtʃ/ noun (plural H’s, h’s) [countable, uncountable] SLAthe eighth letter of the English alphabet → aitch, H-bomb Show
QUIZ SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD" CHALLENGE? Should you take this quiz on “shall” versus “should”? It should prove to be a quick challenge! Question 1 of 6 Which form is used to state an obligation or duty someone has? Words nearby hgyrus fornicatus, GySgt, gyttja, Gyumri, gyve, h, H1B visa, H1N1, H2O, H8, ha Other definitions for h (2 of 7)Other definitions for h (3 of 7)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. Other definitions for h (4 of 7)Other definitions for h (5 of 7)Symbol. the eighth in order or in a series. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 200.Compare Roman numerals. Music. the letter used in German to indicate the tone B. Other definitions for h (6 of 7)abbreviation harbor. hard. hardness. heavy sea. height. hence. high. Baseball. hit; hits. horns. Also hr.hour; hours. hundred. husband. Other definitions for h (7 of 7)abbreviation (in prescriptions) an hour. Origin of H.From the Latin word hōra Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022 Words related to hdope, drug, narcotic, smack, animation, blitheness, brightness, brilliance, cheer, color, conviviality, effervescence, elation, entertainment, exhilaration, festivity, frolic, fun, geniality, gladness How to use h in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for h (1 of 4)noun plural h's, H's or Hs 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
British Dictionary definitions for h (2 of 4)symbol for physicsPlanck constant hecto- British Dictionary definitions for h (3 of 4)symbol for chemhydrogen physics
electronicshenry or henries thermodynamicsenthalpy (on Brit pencils, signifying degree of hardness of lead) hardH; 2H; 3H Compare B (def. 9) abbreviation for Hungary (international car registration) British Dictionary definitions for h (4 of 4)Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for h (1 of 2)The symbol forPlanck's constant Medical definitions for h (2 of 2)The symbol for the elementhydrogen The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for h (1 of 2)Abbreviation of height The symbol for Planck's constant. Scientific definitions for h (2 of 2)The symbol for henry. The symbol for hydrogen. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. What is the meaning of H symbol?In chemistry H is the symbol for the element hydrogen.
What is H in ancient Greek?Heta is a conventional name for the historical Greek alphabet letter Eta (Η) and several of its variants, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.
Why is H pronounced aitch?Usage (language): The name of the letter h is based on French (h)ache, in which the initial h is not pronounced. In imitation of the French, the English name is commonly aitch, but this means the name does not contain the sound of the letter.
What is H used for?As a phonetic symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), it is used mainly for the so-called aspirations (fricative or trills), and variations of the plain letter are used to represent two sounds: the lowercase form ⟨h⟩ represents the voiceless glottal fricative, and the small capital form ⟨ʜ⟩ represents the ...
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