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5H

5H noun: a grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 4H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 6H; a pencil with very hard lead.

Noun

5H (usually uncountable, plural 5Hs)

  1. (British, English, usually) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 4H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 6H; a pencil with very hard lead.
  2. (usually) A pencil of the grade 5H.

Forms of 5H

plural5Hs

Questions about 5H

What does 5H mean?
5H means a grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 4H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 6H; a pencil with very hard lead.
What part of speech is 5H?
5H is a noun.
What is the plural of 5H?
The plural of 5H is 5Hs.

Words near 5H in the dictionary

  1. 5ever
  2. 5FDP
  3. 5G
  4. 5GL
  5. 5GLs
  6. 5H
  7. 5head
  8. 5Hs
  9. 5K
  10. 5Ks
  11. 5NF

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