Thompson
1. English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) • Syn: Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford • Instance Hypernyms: physicist 2. United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) • Syn: Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson • Instance Hypernyms: archeologist, archaeologist
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