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FRISCH

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Overview

FRISCH (noun)
  The noun FRISCH has 3 senses:

1. British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)play

2. Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973)play

3. Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982)play

  Familiarity information: FRISCH used as a noun is uncommon.


English dictionary: Word details


FRISCH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Frisch; Otto Frisch; Otto Robert Frisch

Instance hypernyms:

nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Frisch; Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch; Ragnar Frisch

Instance hypernyms:

economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Frisch; Karl von Frisch

Instance hypernyms:

animal scientist; zoologist (a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals)


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