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3H

3H noun: a grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 2H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 4H; a pencil with hard lead.

Noun

3H (usually uncountable, plural 3Hs)

  1. (British, English, usually) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 2H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 4H; a pencil with hard lead.
  2. (usually) A pencil of grade 3H.
  3. (usually) tritium. In this case, the "3" should be superscripted: ³H.

Forms of 3H

plural3Hs

Questions about 3H

What does 3H mean?
3H means a grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 2H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 4H; a pencil with hard lead.
What part of speech is 3H?
3H is a noun.
What is the plural of 3H?
The plural of 3H is 3Hs.

Words near 3H in the dictionary

  1. 3FTxs
  2. 3G
  3. 3GL
  4. 3GLs
  5. 3GPP
  6. 3H
  7. 3Hs
  8. 3L
  9. 3LOD
  10. 3Ls
  11. 3M

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