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h

Pronunciation: /eɪtʃ/
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Definition of h

abbreviation

  • (in measuring the height of horses) hand(s): pinto pony gelding—quiet, 13.3 h, great with kids
  • [in combination] (in units of measurement) hecto-:wine production reached 624,000 hl last year
  • British (with reference to sporting fixtures) home: September 14 Bradford City (h)
  • horse.
  • (especially with reference to water) hot:nine rooms, all with h & c
  • hour(s):breakfast at 0700 h

symbol

  • Physics Planck’s constant.
  • () Physics Planck’s constant divided by 2π.

h in other Oxford dictionaries

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