thomson meaning and definition

THOMSON noun

Definition of Thomson (noun)

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