Words starting with h

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

h means: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure

h means: the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet

h means: the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second

h means: a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

h means: a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

h-bomb means: a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

h-shaped means: shaped in the form of the letter H

h. g. wells means: prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

h. h. munro means: British writer of short stories (1870-1916)

h. j. eysenck means: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis

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averting means: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

averting means: the act of preventing something from occurring

bonito shark means: common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish

cantala means: Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

cantala means: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants

cenozoic means: approximately the last 63 million years

cenozoic means: of or relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era

emulously means: in a competitively imitative manner

fabricated means: formed or conceived by the imagination

genus lolium means: darnel; ryegrass

isaac bashevis singer means: United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991)

jauntiness means: a breezy liveliness

jauntiness means: stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance

ouachita means: a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River

piano lesson means: a lesson in playing the piano

pityriasis rosea means: pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities

plantagenet means: the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485

poison dogwood means: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil

positiveness means: the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about

positiveness means: an amount greater than zero