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English → English (WordNet) Definition: Thomson 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]