Hahn

[ hahn ]

noun

1. Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.

Hahn

/ haːn /

noun

1. HahnKurt18861974MGermanEDUCATION: educationalist Kurt. 1886–1974, German educationalist. During the Nazi era he escaped to Britain, where he founded Gordonstoun School (1935) and helped to establish the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme
2. HahnOtto18791968MGermanSCIENCE: physicist Otto (ˈɔto). 1879–1968, German physicist: discovered the radioactive element protactinium with Meitner (1917); with Strassmann, demonstrated the nuclear fission of uranium, when it is bombarded with neutrons: Nobel prize for chemistry 1944

Hahn

/ hän /

1. German chemist who investigated radioactive elements and helped discover several new ones. His research on the irradiation on uranium and thorium with neutrons led to the 1938 discovery of nuclear fission.

Example Sentences

“One thing to understand is that this program does not have a humanitarian purpose. It has a law enforcement purpose,” Hahn said.

From Los Angeles Times

“None of you here are going to convince me that this is a good idea,” said Hahn, before casting her vote against the purchase with an emphatic “hell no.”

From Los Angeles Times

Supporters like Horvath and Hahn argue that the basic form of county government has not changed substantially since the county’s founding in 1850.

From Los Angeles Times

“I thought it would be fitting to light the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum’s torch in celebration of the Dodgers’ victory at the venue the team played their first World Series winning season,” Hahn said.

From Los Angeles Times

This cyclical siphoning becomes a ritual for Agatha, as illustrated by a truly incredible sequence that lets Hahn don through-the-decades drag as she proves that her savagery is timeless.

From Salon