/ Dictionary / Index M Mössbauer: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Möss•bau•er Pronunciation: (môs'bou-ur, mos'- Ger. mœs'bou-ur), [key] born 1929, German physicist: Nobel prize 1961. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: mossbauer (Thesaurus) mossback Mössbauer effect Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language