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

14 April 2025

FOCUS

(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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