(n) 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), Syn. Rudolf Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess

hess

(n) United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964), Syn. Victor Franz Hess, Victor Hess

hesse

(n) Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962), Syn. Hermann Hesse

hessian boot

(n) (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot, Syn. Wellington boot, Wellington, jackboot, hessian

hessian fly

(n) small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains, Syn. Mayetiola destructor

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hessian

a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hessian boots, or
Hessians, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. Thackeray. --
Hessian cloth, or
Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for sacking. --
Hessian crucible. See under Crucible. --
Hessian fly (Zool.), a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor). Its larvae live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hessian

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A mercenary or venal person. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hessite

n. [ After H. Hess. ] (Min.) A lead-gray sectile mineral. It is a telluride of silver. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Hessematrix { f } [ math. ]

Hessian

Hessenberg-Form { f } [ math. ]

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Hessenberg-Matrix { f } [ math. ]

Hessenberg matrix

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