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THOMSON

Definition:

1. [noun] United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
   Synonyms: Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson
   
   
2. [noun] United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
   Synonyms: Thomson, Elihu Thomson
   
   
3. [noun] English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who co-discovered the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
   Synonyms: Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson
   
   
4. [noun] 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: Thomson, Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson
   
   

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