/ Dictionary / Index V Von Békésy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Von Bé•ké•sy Pronunciation: (von bā'ku-shē Hung. fôn-bā'kā-shi), [key] 1899–1972, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel prize for medicine 1961. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. von von Braun Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language