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Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of H. alt-of, alternative
- 2 Abbreviation of hard, in reference to a grade of pencil lead. British, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 3 Pornographic in a way characteristic of hentai.
"H scene"
- 4 Abbreviation of high, in reference to a dialect's social status. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
"An H variety usually enjoys official approval and cultural prestige."
- 5 Abbreviation of hinged. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
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- 6 Abbreviation of horrific, a former film classification. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, not-comparable
- 1 Synonym of AH: in the year of the Hegira, used to mark dates employing the Islamic calendar. not-comparable
- 1 The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script. letter, lowercase
- 2 The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script. letter, uppercase
"On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D."
- 1 A hypothetical source proposed to underlie the Holiness Code and to have influenced various other parts of the Torah.
"H is priestly, evincing concern for cultic sacrifices, cultic observances, the behavior of priests, and ethical matters. H is not P, however, as it has unique vocabulary and contradicts several aspects of Priestly theology, such as the status of the Israelites, the importance of "the land," and whether YHWH or the Israelites own the land."
- 1 Abbreviation of hour, particularly when used as a (non-SI) unit of time alongside International System of Units (SI) units. abbreviation, alt-of
"Another instance: 2ʰ28ᵐ p. m., 10 micra; 3ʰ08ᵐ p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3ʰ09ᵐ p. m., 4 micra."
- 2 Abbreviation of hits. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
- 3 (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure wordnet
- 4 Abbreviation of hit, the number of hits by a player. abbreviation, alt-of
- 5 Abbreviation of heroin. abbreviation, alt-of, slang, uncountable, usually
"“Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”"
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- 6 the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet wordnet
- 7 Abbreviation of heroin. abbreviation, alt-of, slang
- 8 Abbreviation of half-year. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
"We expect the amendment to enter into force in H2 2013."
- 9 the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second wordnet
- 10 Abbreviation of hexadecimal (following a number). abbreviation, alt-of
"If any of the video buffer's background attribute bits are on, MONO converts the attribute to 70h (inverse video)."
- 11 A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead. British, uncountable, usually
- 12 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 wordnet
- 13 Abbreviation of home phone. abbreviation, alt-of
- 14 A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead.; A pencil of grade H. British, uncountable, usually
- 15 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 wordnet
- 16 Abbreviation of handicap. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
"EOE M/F/V/H"
- 17 Abbreviation of Hindu; mostly used by Indian Muslim netizens primarily towards Hindutva supporters. Hinduism, India, Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
- 1 The eighth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script. lowercase
- 2 The eighth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script. uppercase
Etymology
Abbreviations
From Latin H, from Ancient Greek Η (Ē).
From Latin H, from Ancient Greek Η (Ē).
From Latin H, from Ancient Greek Η (Ē).
From Latin H, from Ancient Greek Η (Ē).
From Latin H, from Ancient Greek Η (Ē).
Calque of Arabic هـ (h-)
Borrowed from Japanese H, alternative form of エッチ (etchi), in turn from English H as an abbreviation of Japanese 変態 (hentai, “pervert”). A doublet of ecchi (“erotic, lascivious”) and hentai (“pornographic anime, manga, etc.”).
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