HyperDic: thompson

English > 2 senses of the word *Thompson*:
NOUN	person	Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson	United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
NOUN	person	Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford	English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction

Thompson > pronunciation
Sounds	taa'mpsahn; taa'msahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *Thompson*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000).
Synonyms	Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson
Instance of	archeologist, archaeologist	An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
Spanish	Thompson
Catalan	Thompson

English > *Thompson*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814).
Synonyms	Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
Instance of	physicist	A scientist trained in physics
Spanish	Benjamin Thompson, Thompson
Catalan	Benjamin Thompson, Thompson