"RHU" meaning in English

See RHU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} RHU
  1. Initialism of Random House Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Random House Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged Related terms (dictionaries): RHD
    Sense id: en-RHU-en-name-yiVwVBlX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dictionaries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 25 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 28 16 Disambiguation of Dictionaries: 80 15 6

Noun

Forms: RHUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} RHU (plural RHUs)
  1. (space science, robotics) Initialism of radioisotope heater unit. (a device that generates heat from the natural decay of radioactive material) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: radioisotope heater unit (extra: a device that generates heat from the natural decay of radioactive material)
  2. (Philippines, healthcare) Initialism of rural heath unit. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: rural heath unit
    Sense id: en-RHU-en-noun-3069yuYi Categories (other): Philippine English, Healthcare Topics: government, healthcare
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: RTG, radioisotope, heater, unit

Inflected forms

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