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 Thom·son /ˈtɑm(p)sən/

 Thomson
      n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein
           (1896-1989) [syn: Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett
           Thomson]
      2: United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in
         1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn:
          Elihu Thomson]
      3: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who
         co-discovered the diffraction of electrons by crystals
         (1892-1975) [syn: George Paget Thomson, Sir George
         Paget Thomson]
      4: English physicist who experimented with the conduction of
         electricity through gases and who discovered the electron
         and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn: Joseph
         John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson]