Hess

American  

[hes] / hɛs /

noun

1. Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.

2. Victor Francis, 1883–1964, U.S. physicist, born in Austria: Nobel Prize 1936.

3. Walter Rudolf, 1881–1973, Swiss physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1949.

4. (Walther Richard) Rudolf 1894–1987, German official in the Nazi party.

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Hess British  

/ hɛs /

noun

1. Dame Myra. 1890–1965, English pianist

2. ( Walther Richard ) Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1894–1987, German Nazi leader. He made a secret flight to Scotland (1941) to negotiate peace with Britain but was held as a prisoner of war; later sentenced to life imprisonment at the Nuremberg trials (1946); committed suicide

3. Victor Francis. 1883–1964, US physicist, born in Austria: pioneered the investigation of cosmic rays: shared the Nobel prize for physics (1936)

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Hess Scientific  

/ hĕs /

1. American geologist who studied the sea floor and developed the theory of sea-floor spreading in 1960. Hess theorized that sea floors were constantly renewed by the flow of magma from the Earth's mantle through the oceanic rifts. This hypothesis became an important component of the theory of plate tectonics.

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Example Sentences

The story quotes Frederick Hess, director of education policy at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, as praising the new curriculum’s use of primary sources.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Meanwhile, Chevron has boosted its exploration team, including through last year’s $53 billion acquisition of Hess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

It also snapped up new talent — and new exploration frontiers — when it acquired Hess last year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Two weeks later, Hess held his thumb and forefinger in the shape of an “L” to his forehead after his first qualifying run.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Hess elaborated his ideas in an important paper, which was almost universally ignored.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson