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THOMSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
Synonyms:
Joseph John Thomson; Sir Joseph John Thomson; Thomson
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
Synonyms:
George Paget Thomson; Sir George Paget Thomson; Thomson
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
Synonyms:
Elihu Thomson; Thomson
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
electrical engineer (a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
Synonyms:
Thomson; Virgil Garnett Thomson; Virgil Thomson
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
composer (someone who composes music as a profession)
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