English Words: H
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A cycle employed in the liquefaction of gases, especially for air separation. It is essentially the same as the Siemens cycle, except in the expansion step: where the Siemens cycle has the gas do external work to reduce its temperature, the Hampson-Linde cycle relies solely on the Joule-Thomson effect, so the cold side needs no moving parts.
An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685).
A large park or open space located mainly in the borough of Camden, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2786).
A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5276).
Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:
A small village in Hampton Gay and Poyle parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4816).
A hamlet on the east bank of the Severn in Quatt Malvern parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7486).
A small village in Hampton Gay and Poyle parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5015).
A suburb and former village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1769).
A radiological sign consisting of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery of the lung with its base against the pleural surface. It may aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.
A method used by turntablists whereby the configuration of the crossfader is reversed, so that the right turntable is on the left end of the crossfader and vice versa.
A circular cage for a hamster or other small rodent, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at its base.
A tendency whereby journalists are expected to take on increased responsibilities relating to 24/7 digital publishing.
One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter H contains 23,837 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 477 pages, and you are currently viewing page 43. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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