English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 92 of 477

Hauryname

A surname from French.

Hausname

A surname

Hausanoun

A people living in Nigeria and part of Niger.

Hausaistnoun

A linguist who studies Hausa.

Hausalandname

A geographic region and collection of former kingdoms ruled by the Hausa people of Africa, chiefly in Nigeria and Niger.

Hauschildname

A surname from German.

Hauschildtname

A surname from German.

Hausdorffadj

Such that any two distinct points have disjoint neighborhoods.

Hausdorff contentnoun

the d-dimensional Hausdorff content of S is defined by C_Hᵈ(S):= lim _(sup ᵢr_i→0) inf Bigl ∑ᵢr_iᵈ:thereisacoverofSbyballswithradiir_i>0 Bigr.

Hausdorff dimensionnoun

A type of fractal dimension, a real-valued measure of a geometric object that assigns 1 to a line segment, 2 to a square and 3 to a cube. Formally, given a metric space X and a subset of X labeled S, the Hausdorff dimension of S is the infimum of all real-valued d for which the d-dimensional Hausdorff content of S is zero.

Hausdorff distancenoun

Synonym of Hausdorff metric.

Hausdorff gapnoun

A pair of collections of integer sequences such that there is no integer sequence lying between the two.

Hausdorff metricnoun

In the abstract metric space of all compact subsets of ℝⁿ, given a pair of compact sets A and B, the Hausdorff metric is h(A,B)= mbox maxρ(A,B),ρ(B,A) where ρ(A,B)= sup _(a∈A) inf _(b∈B),d(a,b), where d is the Euclidean metric in ℝⁿ.

Hausdorff spacenoun

A topological space in which for any two distinct points x and y, there is a pair of disjoint open sets U and V such that x∈U and y∈V.

Hausdorffnessnoun

The state or property of being Hausdorff.

hausenoun

Obsolete form of hawse.

hausennoun

European sturgeon (Huso huso)

Hausername

A surname from German.

Hausfraunoun

A traditional housewife.

hausfrauennoun

plural of hausfrau

Haushoferianadj

Of or relating to Karl Haushofer (1869–1946), German general, geographer and geopolitician.

hausmannitenoun

A dark mineral composed of manganese tetroxide, sometimes used as an ore of manganese.

haussenoun

A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.

hausse-colnoun

A gorget (armor for the neck and/or upper chest).

Haussmannname

A surname from German.

Haussmannianadj

Of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.

Haussmannizationnoun

The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.

Haussmannizeverb

To destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).

haustellateadj

Having a haustellum, or sucking proboscis.

haustementnoun

A close-fitting undergarment, over which the armor (and hose) were fastened.

haustoriallyadv

By means of a haustorium

haustoriumnoun

A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.

haustraenoun

plural of haustrum

haustrumnoun

Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.

Hauswaldname

A surname from German.

Hauswirthname

A surname from German.

hautadj

Haughty.

haut goutnoun

A slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; approximately, gaminess.

haut mondenoun

The fashionable world.

haut tonnoun

High fashion; fashionability.

haut-pasnoun

A dais.

Haut-Rhinname

A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Colmar.

hautboisnoun

Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.

hautboistnoun

Someone who plays the hautbois.

hautboynoun

An oboe or similar treble double reed instrument.

hautboyistnoun

Someone who plays the hautboy.

hauteadj

high (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to be typically French)

haute bourgeoisienoun

The upper middle class in France.

haute couturenoun

High fashion as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan.

haute cuisinenoun

Elaborate or skillfully style or manner of preparing food, especially that of France.

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