BENJAMIN THOMPSON

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Benjamin Thompson; Count Rumford; Thompson

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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