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HESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)
Synonyms:
Hess; Victor Franz Hess; Victor Hess
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Hess; Rudolf Hess; Walther Richard Rudolf Hess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
German Nazi; Nazi (a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)
Synonyms:
Hess; Walter Hess; Walter Rudolf Hess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)
Sense 4
Meaning:
English pianist (1890-1965)
Synonyms:
Dame Myra Hess; Hess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
pianist; piano player (a person who plays the piano)
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