| NOUN | person | Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson | United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) |
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| person | Thomson, Elihu Thomson | United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) | |
| person | Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson | English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) | |
| person | Thomson, Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson | English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) |
| Sounds | taa'msahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989). | |
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| Synonyms | Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson | |
| Instance of | composer | someone who composes music as a profession |
| Spanish | Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson, Virgil Thomson | |
| Catalan | Virgil Thomson | |
| Meaning | United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937). | |
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| Synonym | Elihu Thomson | |
| Instance of | electrical engineer | A person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity |
| Spanish | Elihu Thomson | |
| Catalan | Elihu Thomson | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson | |
| Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
| Spanish | George Paget Thomson | |
| Catalan | George Paget Thomson | |
| 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). | |
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| Synonyms | Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson | |
| Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
| Spanish | Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson, Thomson | |
| Catalan | Joseph John Thomson, Thomson | |
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