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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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