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English noun: Thomson

1. Thomson (person) United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)


SynonymsVirgil Garnett Thomson, Virgil Thomson


Instance hypernymcomposer

2. Thomson (person) United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)


SynonymsElihu Thomson


Instance hypernymelectrical engineer

3. Thomson (person) English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)


SynonymsGeorge Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson


Instance hypernymphysicist

4. Thomson (person) English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)


SynonymsJoseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson


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