Helmholtz

American  

[helm-hohlts] / ˈhɛlm hoʊlts /

noun

1. Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von 1821–94, German physiologist and physicist.

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Helmholtz British  

/ ˈhɛlmhɔlts /

noun

1. Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von (ˈhɛrman ˈluːtvɪç ˈfɛrdinant fɔn). 1821–94, German physiologist, physicist, and mathematician: helped to found the theory of the conservation of energy; invented the ophthalmoscope (1850); and investigated the mechanics of sight and sound

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Helmholtz Scientific  

/ hĕlm′hōlts′ /

1. German physicist and physiologist who was a founder of the law of conservation of energy. Helmholtz did pioneering research on vision and invented an instrument for examining the interior of the eye in 1851.

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Example Sentences

This would mean the results are "simply not scientific", said the expert at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

The brittle, acoustically reflective shell combines with its curved, hollow shape to act as a Helmholtz resonator, rendering ambient background noise into the sound of the surf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

First, there’s the Helmholtz illusion, which consists of two squares composed of seven lines each.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2025

In a recent study, researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Augsburg University Hospital show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of stroke.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

Helmholtz gave it; and gave it without a reproach, without a comment, as though he had forgotten that there had ever been a quarrel.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley