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Thomson

thom·son

UK/ˈtɒm.sən/ US/ˈtɑm.sən/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)

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2.

United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)

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3.

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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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)

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Origin

From Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“MacTavish”). Also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Many with the name MacTavish changed their name to Thomson and Thompson after Culloden. Being derived from Thomas ultimately gives this surname an Aramaic derivation - teoma 'twin'.

Phrases

  • Gibbs-Thomson effect
  • Gibbs-Thomson equation
  • Thomson effect

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