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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. English pianist (1890-1965);
[syn: Hess, Dame Myra Hess]

2. Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973);
[syn: Hess, Walter Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess]

3. 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);
[syn: Hess, Rudolf Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess]

4. United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964);
[syn: Hess, Victor Hess, Victor Franz Hess]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hess n 1: English pianist (1890-1965) [syn: Hess, Dame Myra Hess] 2: Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973) [syn: Hess, Walter Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess] 3: 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) [syn: Hess, Rudolf Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess] 4: United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964) [syn: Hess, Victor Hess, Victor Franz Hess]