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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

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Nouns denoting people

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

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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

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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

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

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