THOMPSON

Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

(noun) English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)

Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson

(noun) United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

8 July 2024

PATH

(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves; “the hurricane demolished houses in its path”; “the track of an animal”; “the course of the river”


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