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herschel
nounVery Low
/ˈhɜː.ʃəl/A proper noun referring to the surname of the astronomers William Herschel and his sister Caroline Herschel, or to astronomical objects discovered by them.
hersey
nounLow
/ˈhɜː.si/Doctrinal belief or opinion that contradicts established religious teaching, particularly within a Christian context.
hershey
nounC1
/ˈhɜː.ʃi/A brand name for an American chocolate manufacturer and the products it produces.
herskowitz
nounVery low
/ˈhɜːskəvɪts/A surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
herstmonceux
nounVery low
/ˌhɜːs(t)mənˈsuː/A village and civil parish in East Sussex, England, known for its medieval castle.
herstory
nounLow
/ˈhɜːst(ə)ri/History written or told from a feminist perspective, emphasizing women's roles and experiences.
herter
nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
/ˈhɜːtə/This entry requires clarification. 'Herter' is not a standard English word. It may be: 1) a rare surname, 2) a misspelling or variant of 'hearty' or 'harsher', 3) an obsolete or dialectal term no longer in general use.
hertford
nounLow (primarily geographical/historical reference)
/ˈhɑːtfəd/A place name, specifically a town and the historic county town of Hertfordshire in England.
hertfordshire
nounLow
/ˈhɑːfədʃə/A ceremonial county in southeastern England, part of the East of England region, and historically one of the Home Counties.
herto man
nounExtremely rare / Non-standard
/ˌhɪə.təʊ ˈmæn/This phrase appears to be a non-standard or archaic construction. It may be a misspelling or variant of 'heretofore' (meaning 'up to this time' or 'until now') combined with 'man', or possibly a regional/dialectal expression.
hertogenbosch
nounC2
/ˈhɛətəɡənˌbɒs/A city in the southern Netherlands, the capital of the province of North Brabant.
hertz
nounC2
/hɜːts/The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
hertz effect
nounC2 / Extremely Low
/ˈhɜːts ɪˌfekt/A phenomenon in acoustics where a sound wave appears to shift in frequency when an object moves relative to an observer, more commonly known as the Doppler effect as applied to sound.
hertzian wave
nounVery low
/ˈhɜːtsɪən weɪv/An electromagnetic wave with frequencies in the radio wave range, as first produced and studied by Heinrich Hertz.
hertzog
nounLow
/ˈhɛːtsɒx/A surname of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) origin meaning 'duke' or 'military leader'.
hertzsprung
nounVery Low (C2/Technical)
/ˈhɛːtˌsprʌŋ/A proper noun referring to Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873–1967), a Danish astronomer who co-created the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, which plots stars by luminosity versus temperature.
hertzsprung-russell diagram
nounVery Low
/ˈhɜːt.sprʊŋ ˈrʌs.əl ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡræm/A scatter plot of stars showing the relationship between their absolute magnitude or luminosity versus their stellar classification or effective temperature.
herzberg
nounVery low
/ˈhɜːtsbɜːɡ/A German surname of topographic origin, meaning 'heart mountain' or 'mountain of the heart'.
herzegovina
nounC1
/ˌhɛətsəˈɡɒvɪnə/A geographic and historical region in the Balkans, part of the modern state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
herzen
nounC1
/ˈhɑː.tən/to make someone feel more confident or cheerful

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