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GEORGE PAGET THOMSON
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• GEORGE PAGET THOMSON (noun)
The noun GEORGE PAGET THOMSON has 1 sense:
1. English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
Familiarity information: GEORGE PAGET THOMSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
George Paget Thomson; Sir George Paget Thomson; Thomson
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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