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

"What makes Bobby's work remarkable is that it makes a direct connection between an engineered spin system and a fundamental physics model," Hoffmann said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

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

Part of the problem is industry reluctance to invest heavily in new production lines without guaranteed long-term government contracts, said Fabian Hoffmann, a doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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