HESS

Hess, Victor Hess, Victor Franz Hess

(noun) United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)

Hess, Rudolf Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess

(noun) Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)

Hess, Walter Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess

(noun) Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)

Hess, Dame Myra Hess

(noun) English pianist (1890-1965)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”


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