Hahn

American  

[hahn] / hɑn /

noun

1. Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.

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Hahn British  

/ haːn /

noun

1. Kurt. 1886–1974, German educationalist. During the Nazi era he escaped to Britain, where he founded Gordonstoun School (1935) and helped to establish the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme

2. Otto (ˈɔto). 1879–1968, German physicist: discovered the radioactive element protactinium with Meitner (1917); with Strassmann, demonstrated the nuclear fission of uranium, when it is bombarded with neutrons: Nobel prize for chemistry 1944

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Hahn Scientific  

/ hän /

1. German chemist who investigated radioactive elements and helped discover several new ones. His research on the irradiation on uranium and thorium with neutrons led to the 1938 discovery of nuclear fission.

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Example Sentences

Mayor James Hahn patched one during a news conference he called to draw attention to the city’s response, saying that such fixes were “one of those ways to let people know what government is doing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Actresses Melissa McCarthy and Kathryn Hahn fully committed to a bit about male representation in film while presenting a male acting award during the ceremony.

From BBC

Her change of heart happens after finding her shame in a Louis Vuitton bag left behind in the ladies room of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration.

From Los Angeles Times

The star said in a social media post that she is five months' pregnant and that she and her partner, footballer Mitch Hahn, "can't wait" to meet their baby in spring.

From BBC

Brian Hahn had most of his savings in tech stocks for a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal