frisch meaning and definition

FRISCH noun

Definition of Frisch (noun)

1. British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
   • synonyms: Otto Frisch, Otto Robert Frisch
2. Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973)
   • synonyms: Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, Ragnar Frisch
3. Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982)
   • synonyms: Karl von Frisch