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.

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Meanings

noun5H (usually uncountable, plural 5Hs)

plural 5Hs

  1. BritishEnglishuncountableusuallyA 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. uncountableusuallyA pencil of the grade 5H.
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