HyperDic: benjamin_thompson

English > 1 sense of the expression Benjamin Thompson:
NOUNperson Benjamin Thompson, Thompson, Count RumfordEnglish physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction
English > Benjamin Thompson: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814).
SynonymsThompson, Count Rumford
Instance ofphysicistA scientist trained in physics
SpanishBenjamin Thompson, Thompson
CatalanBenjamin Thompson, Thompson

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