H
Eighth English letter
H, as an aspirate, was borrowed from the Phoenicians by the Asiatic Greeks.
They soon lost the aspirate, instead using H to represent long E.
The western Greeks retained the aspirate longer, but the Romans who adopted their alphabet used H as an aspirate only, as we now do.
Simplest atomic element
- heliumLightest noble gas
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- hydropowerElectricity from flowing currents
horsepower · enthalpy · Planck · joule · thermodynamics · quantum · watt-hour
Capital letter form
- headlineNews article title
- headerTop line of document
- headingDirectional course traveled
- fontCharacter style set
typeface · majuscule · capitalization · kerning · serif · boldface · italic · leading
First three letters
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- consonantIn agreement with
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
spelling · pronunciation · literacy · reading · writing · eighth · aitch · silent
Low natural elevation
- heightVertical extent upward
- hillsideSloping terrain face
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
- headwallCirque's rear cliff
hairpin · switchback · incline · slope · gradient · elevation · ascent · climb
Global hotel corporation
- HyattHospitality corporation
- HamptonPlace name, surname
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
accommodation · suite · reservation · lobby · concierge · bellhop · check-in · amenity
Agreement or musical blend
- hymnReligious song of praise
- hornPointed animal headgear
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
harmonica · hurdy-gurdy · Handel · Haydn
hydrogen
Simplest atomic element
- heliumLightest noble gas
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
hydropower · horsepower · enthalpy · Planck · joule · thermodynamics · quantum · watt-hour
uppercase
Capital letter form
font · typeface · majuscule · capitalization · kerning · serif · boldface · italic · leading
ABC
First three letters
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- consonantIn agreement with
vowel · spelling · pronunciation · literacy · reading · writing · eighth · aitch · silent · aspirate
hill
Low natural elevation
headwall · hairpin · switchback · incline · slope · gradient · elevation · ascent · climb · steep
Hilton
Global hotel corporation
hospitality · accommodation · suite · reservation · lobby · concierge · bellhop · check-in · amenity · housekeeping
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
harpsichord · harmonica · hurdy-gurdy · Handel · Haydn
- H.G. WellsTime Machine author
- george h.w. bush
- H. G. Wells
- H and MSwedish fast-fashion retailer
- letter HEighth alphabetic character
- Jesus H. ChristBlasphemous exclamation of shock