Békésy

[ bey-kuh-shee; Hungarian bey-key-shi ]
/ ˈbeɪ kə ʃi; Hungarian ˈbeɪ keɪ ʃɪ /

noun

Ge·org von [gey-awrg von; Hungarian ge-org fawn] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg vɒn; Hungarian ˈgɛ ɒrg fɔn/. Von Békésy, Georg.

British Dictionary definitions for bekesy

Békésy
/ (Hungarian ˈbeːkeʃɪ) /

noun

Georg von (ˈɡeːɔrk fɔn). 1899–1972, US physicist, born in Hungary; noted for his work on the mechanism of hearing: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1961

Medical definitions for bekesy

Békésy
[ bā′kā-shē ]
Georg von 1899-1972

Hungarian-born American physiologist. He won a 1961 Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning the mechanisms of stimulation within the cochlea of the ear.