Found 2 items, similar to Hest.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: H H n 1: a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe [syn: hydrogen, atomic number 1] 2: a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second [syn: henry] 3: the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10\-34 joule-second [syn: Planck's constant] 4: the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet 5: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; “enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work” [syn: heat content , total heat, enthalpy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hest Hest \Hest\ (h[e^]st), n. [AS. h[=ae]s, fr. h[=a]tan to call, bid. See Hight, and cf. Behest.] Command; precept; injunction. [Archaic] See Behest. “At thy hest.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] Let him that yields obey the victor's hest. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster] Yet I thy hest will all perform, at full. --Tennyson.