WILLIAM THOMPSON

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

First Baron Kelvin; Kelvin; William Thompson

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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