ELIHU THOMSON Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase elihu thomson. (close relations)
Definition of ELIHU THOMSON
Best Alternative Words for ELIHU THOMSON
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| engineer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems • the operator of a railway locomotive verb • design as an engineer • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | ||||||||
| inventor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is the first to think of or make something | ||||||||
| scientist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | ||||||||
| electrical engineer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity | ||||||||
| thomson | ||||||||
noun • 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) • English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) | ||||||||
