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Definition of Hessian

Hessian
Hessian Hes"sian, a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. Hessian boots, or Hessians, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. --Thackeray. Hessian cloth, or Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for sacking. Hessian crucible. See under Crucible. Hessian fly (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor). Its larv[ae] live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution.
Hessian
Hessian Hes"sian, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse. 2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.] Note: This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War. 3. pl. See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.

Meaning of Hessian from wikipedia

- up Hessian or hessian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A Hessian is an inhabitant of the German state of Hesse. Hessian may also refer to: Hessian (soldier)...
- In mathematics, the Hessian matrix, Hessian or (less commonly) Hesse matrix is a square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued...
- Hessians (US: /ˈhɛʃənz/ or UK: /ˈhɛsiənz/) were German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army in several major wars in the 18th century...
- The Hessian is a 1972 novel by Howard Fast set in the time of the American Revolution, published by William Morrow and Company. The book begins with an...
- Look up hessian , burlap , or crocus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hessian (UK: /ˈhɛsiən/, US: /ˈhɛʃən/), burlap in North America, or crocus in Jamaica...
- Hessian (German: Hessisch) is a West Central German group of dialects of the German language in the central German state of Hesse. The dialect most similar...
- In mathematics, k-Hessian equations (or Hessian equations for short) are partial differential equations (PDEs) based on the Hessian matrix. More specifically...
- Continental Army against Hessian auxiliaries garrisoned at Trenton. After a brief battle, almost two-thirds of the Hessian force were captured, with...
- Hessian State Library may refer to: Wiesbaden State Library Hessian State and University Library Darmstadt [Wikidata], renamed in 2004 to University and...
- Hessians (Hessen, singular Hesse). The geographical name represents a short equivalent of the older compound name Hessenland ("land of the Hessians")...