hess
NounUS[hes]/hɛs/1 syllable
Synonyms:
Dame Myra HessWalter HessWalter Rudolf HessRudolf HessWalther Richard Rudolf HessVictor Francis HessVictor HessVictor Franz Hess
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Noun (4)
- English pianist (1890-1965)Synonyms: Dame Myra HessInstance of pianist, piano player
- Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)Synonyms: Walter HessWalter Rudolf HessInstance of physiologist
- 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 HessWalther Richard Rudolf HessInstance of Nazi, German Nazi
- United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)Synonyms: Victor Francis HessVictor HessVictor Franz HessInstance of physicist
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aberrationnoun
a state or condition markedly different from the norm