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HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ
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• HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ (noun)
The noun HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ has 1 sense:
1. German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
Familiarity information: HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ used as a noun is very rare.
• HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz; Helmholtz; Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz; Hermann von Helmholtz
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)
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