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WILLIAM THOMPSON

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• WILLIAM THOMPSON (noun)
The noun WILLIAM THOMPSON has 1 sense:

1. British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)

Familiarity information: WILLIAM THOMPSON used as a noun is very rare.

• WILLIAM THOMPSON (noun)

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Meaning:

British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

First Baron Kelvin; William Thompson; Kelvin

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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