Jensen

[yen-zuh n for 1; yen-suh n for 2]

noun

J. Hans D. [hahns] /hɑns/, 1907–73, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1963.
Jo·han·nes Vil·helm [yaw-hah-nuh s vil-helm] /yɔˈhɑ nəs ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1873–1950, Danish poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1944.

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Contemporary Examples of jensen

Jensen is in a different political place than Grimes, and her more aggressive stance may indeed be a savvy strategic gambit.
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Jonathan Miller
April 22, 2014
To Jensen, however, the decision to be bold was much more personal.
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Jonathan Miller
April 22, 2014
Jensen has remained in contact with many of the tribal leaders, including abu-Risha, since leaving Iraq.
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January 4, 2014
“I think the evidence in this case is clear that Mr. Winston did nothing wrong in December,” Jensen said.
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December 5, 2013
“We have the responsibility to think through every product we buy and sell,” said Jensen.
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November 29, 2013

Historical Examples of jensen

To his credit be it said, Mr. Jensen did not deny her too abruptly.
Pee-wee Harris
Percy Keese Fitzhugh
See the proof as put together by Jensen, Kosmologie, pp. 293, 294.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
The complete proof is brought by Jensen, Kosmologie, pp. 246-253.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
See the admirable argument in Jensen, Kosmologie, pp. 185-195.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
For the translation of these lines see Jensen, Kosmologie, p. 233.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow

British Dictionary definitions for jensen

Jensen

noun

Johannes Vilhelm (joˈhanəs ˈvɪlhelm). 1873–1950, Danish novelist, poet, and essayist: best known for his novel sequence about the origins of mankind The Long Journey (1908–22). Nobel prize for literature 1944

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jensen in Science

Jensen

[yĕn′zən](Johannes) Hans Daniel 1907-1973

German physicist who, with Maria Goeppert-Mayer, developed a model of the atomic nucleus that explained why certain nuclei were stable and had an unusual number of stable isotopes. For this work, Jensen and Goeppert-Mayer shared the 1963 Nobel Prize for physics with American physicist Eugene Wigner.

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