(hen′rē) noun Electr.
The practical unit of inductance; the inductance of a circuit in which the variation of the current at the rate of one ampere per second induces an electromotive force of one volt. [after Joseph Henry]

(hen′rē)
A masculine personal name; also, the name of many European monarchs. Also Du., Dan. Hen·drik (hen′drik), Fr. Hen·ri (ä·rē′), Latin Hen·ri·cus (hen·rē′kəs), Sw. Hen·rik (hen′rik), Pg. Hen·ri·que (e·rē′kā). [<Gmc., ruler of the home]
—Henry I,
1068–1135, king of England 1100–1135; son of William the Conqueror, conquered Normandy: called “Beauclerc.”
—Henry II,
1133–89, king of England 1154–1189, first Plantagenet king.
—Henry III,
1207–72, king of England 1216–1272; barons rebelled against his rule under leadership of Simon de Montfort.
—Henry III,
1551–89, king of France 1574–1589; with his mother, Catherine de' Medici, plotted the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's, 1572.
—Henry IV,
1050–1106, Holy Roman Emperor 1056–1106; excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII.
—Henry IV,
1367–1413, king of England 1399–1413; first Lancastrian king: called “Boling-broke.”
—Henry IV,
1553–1610, king of France 1589–1610; first Bourbon king: also known as Henry of Navarre.
—Henry V,
1387–1422, king of England 1413–22; conquered France.
—Henry VI,
1421–71, king of England 1422–1461 and 1470–71.
—Henry VII,
1457–1509, king of England 1485–1509; first Tudor king.
—Henry VIII,
1491–1547, king of England 1509–47; threw off papal authority.
—Henry the Navigator,
1394–1460, prince of Portugal; patron of voyagers and explorers.

(hen′rē), Joseph,
1797–1878, U.S. physicist.
—O.
See O. HENRY.
—Patrick,
1736–99, U.S. statesman and orator.