millihenry

[ mil-uh-hen-ree ]

noun

, Electricity.

, plural mil·li·hen·ries, mil·li·hen·rys.

1. a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry. : mH, mh

Word History and Origins

Origin of millihenry¹

First recorded in 1905–10; milli- + henry

Example Sentences

The units of inductance commonly used in radio work are the millihenry, which is the thousandth part of a henry; and the centimeter of inductance, which is one one-thousandth part of a microhenry.

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