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Thomson

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Thomson

1
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United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
2
 n
English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
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 n
English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
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 n
United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Thomson
1

n United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)

Synonyms:
Virgil Garnett Thomson, Virgil Thomson
Example of:
composer
someone who composes music as a profession
2

n 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
Example of:
physicist
a scientist trained in physics
3

n 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
Example of:
physicist
a scientist trained in physics
4

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

Synonyms:
Elihu Thomson
Example of:
electrical engineer
a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
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