Hoffmann

American  

[hof-muhn, hawf-mahn] / ˈhɒf mən, ˈhɔfˌmɑn /

noun

1. E(rnst) T(heodor) A(madeus) (Wilhelm) 1776–1822, German author, composer, and illustrator.

2. Josef 1870–1956, Viennese architect and designer, born in Austria-Hungary.

3. Roald born 1937, U.S. chemist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1981.

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Example Sentences

Kaman, a materials science and engineering graduate student working in the research group of professor Axel Hoffmann, realized that both graphene electrons and microscopic magnetic excitations in so called magnonic materials behave like waves.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

"One such device is a 'microwave circulator' that only allows microwave radio signals to propagate in one direction," Hoffmann explained.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

While the exact number of interceptors deployed in the region is classified, Hoffmann calculated from open sources that the U.A.E. has ordered fewer than 1,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

WEF co-chairs Andre Hoffmann and Larry Fink thanked Brende for his "significant contributions" and said they respected his decision.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

On the same stage where Fischer and Spassky had fought it out for two months, an orchestra now played, but the music was a pleasant potpourri from The Tales of Hoffmann and La Traviata.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady