H : (noun)
1: 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
[syn: hydrogen, H, atomic number 1]
2: 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 [syn: henry, H]
3: the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a
photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10\-34
joule-second [syn: Planck's constant]
4: the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: H]
5: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the
internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume
and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a
system capable of doing mechanical work" [syn: heat
content, total heat, enthalpy, H]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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H : \H\ (h[add]). (Mus.)
The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the
Germans for B natural. See B.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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H : \H\ ([=a]ch),
the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among
the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the
same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used
with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds
which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, [th], as in
shall, thing, [th]ine (for zh see [sect]274); also, to modify
the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and
p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound
like that of tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch),
with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In
some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign
languages, h following c and g indicates that those
consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in
chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in
some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See
Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 153, 179, 181-3,
237-8.
Note: The name (aitch) is from the French ache; its form is
from the Latin, and this from the Greek H, which was
used as the sign of the spiritus asper (rough
breathing) before it came to represent the long vowel,
Gr. [eta]. The Greek H is from Ph[oe]nician, the
ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically
H is most closely related to c; as in E. horn, L.
cornu, Gr. ke`ras; E. hele, v. t., conceal; E. hide, L.
cutis, Gr. ky`tos; E. hundred, L. centum, Gr.
'e-kat-on, Skr. [.c]ata.
H piece (Mining), the part of a plunger pump which contains
the valve.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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H :
1. A simple markup language intended for quick conversion of
existing text to hypertext.
2. A method of marking common words to call attention to the
fact that they are being used in a nonstandard, ironic, or
humorous way. Originated in the fannish catchphrase "Bheer
is the One True Ghod!" from decades ago. H-infix marking of
"Ghod" and other words spread into the 1960s counterculture
via underground comix, and into early hackerdom either from
the counterculture or from SF fandom (the three overlapped
heavily at the time). More recently, the h infix has become
an expected feature of benchmark names (Dhrystone, Rhealstone,
etc.); this follows on from the original Whetstone (the name
of a laboratory) but may have been influenced by the
fannish/counterculture h infix.
[{Jargon File]
(1994-11-04)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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H : [from SF fandom] A method of `marking' common words, i.e., calling
attention to the fact that they are being used in a nonstandard, ironic,
or humorous way. Originated in the fannish catchphrase "Bheer is the One
True Ghod!" from decades ago. H-infix marking of `Ghod' and other words
spread into the 1960s counterculture via underground comix, and into
early hackerdom either from the counterculture or from SF fandom (the
three overlapped heavily at the time). More recently, the h infix has
become an expected feature of benchmark names (Dhrystone, Rhealstone,
etc.); this is probably patterning on the original Whetstone (the name
of a laboratory) but influenced by the fannish/counterculture h infix.
Based on Jargon File : [Hackers_Dictionary]:
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H : H: Symbol for hydrogen .
Based on Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [Hackers_Dictionary]:
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