Added 9 October 2026
thomson
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about thomson at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989).
- United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937).
- English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975).