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Hess

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Hess

1
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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)
2
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United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)
3
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English pianist (1890-1965)
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Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Hess
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n 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:
Rudolf Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess
Example of:
German Nazi, Nazi
a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party
2

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

Synonyms:
Victor Franz Hess, Victor Hess
Example of:
physicist
a scientist trained in physics
3

n English pianist (1890-1965)

Synonyms:
Dame Myra Hess
Example of:
pianist, piano player
a person who plays the piano
4

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

Synonyms:
Walter Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess
Example of:
physiologist
a biologist specializing in physiology
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