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JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON

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• JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON (noun)
The noun JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON has 1 sense:

1. English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)

Familiarity information: JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON used as a noun is very rare.

• JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON (noun)

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Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Joseph John Thomson; Sir Joseph John Thomson; Thomson

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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