hess meaning and definition

HESS noun

Definition of Hess (noun)

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