HOFFMANN

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• HOFFMANN (noun)
  The noun HOFFMANN has 4 senses:

1. Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)

2. German chemist (1818-1892)

3. United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)

4. German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)

  Familiarity information: HOFFMANN used as a noun is uncommon.

• HOFFMANN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hoffmann; Josef Hoffmann

Instance hypernyms:

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

Sense 2

Meaning:

German chemist (1818-1892)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

August Wilhelm von Hoffmann; Hoffmann

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hoffmann; Roald Hoffmann

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Sense 4

Meaning:

German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

E. T. A. Hoffmann; Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann; Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; Hoffmann

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

 Context examples 

“As with other dietary components, I like to tell people moderation is the key if one finds it hard to completely cut something out of their diet,” Hoffmann said in a statement.

(Artificial Sweeteners Can Still Lead to Obesity, Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

She looked up at the lowering sky, down at the crimson bow already flecked with black, forward along the muddy street, then one long, lingering look behind, at a certain grimy warehouse, with 'Hoffmann, Swartz, & Co.' over the door, and said to herself, with a sternly reproachful air...

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

We observed that in moderation, your body has the machinery to handle sugar, said Brian Hoffmann, lead researcher on the study and assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University.

(Artificial Sweeteners Can Still Lead to Obesity, Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)