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THOMPSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)
Synonyms:
Benjamin Thompson; Count Rumford; Thompson
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
Synonyms:
Homer A. Thompson; Homer Armstrong Thompson; Homer Thompson; Thompson
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
archaeologist; archeologist (an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture)
