William Henry


Definition: Meaning of, William Henry in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhɛnri /

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  1. 1775-1836 english chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures
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William Henry used in phrases

  • Harrison, William Henry
    1. (1773-1841) a US politician who became President in 1841, but died a month later.
  • President William Henry Harrison (noun)
    1. 1773-1841 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after
  • Seward, William Henry
    1. (1801-72) a US politician in the REPUBLICAN PARTY who was SECRETARY OF STATE from 1861 to 1869. He helped to arrange the deal in which the US bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. At the time, many people thought Alaska was a bad piece of land to buy, and they called it 'Seward's Folly'.
  • Talbot, William Henry Fox
    1. (1800-1877) a British photographer who was the first to invent a way of making more than one photograph from the same NEGATIVE (= image on a piece of film that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark)
  • William Henry Beveridge (noun)
    1. 1879-1963 born in India british economist whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based
  • William Henry Fox Talbot (noun)
    1. 1800-1877 english inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs
  • William Henry Gates (noun)
    1. born in 1955 united States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States
  • William Henry Harrison (noun)
    1. 1773-1841 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after
  • William Henry Hoover (noun)
    1. 1849-1932 united States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners
  • William Henry Hudson (noun)
    1. 1841-1922 born in Argentina english naturalist
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