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NOUN (2)

1. United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000);
[syn: Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson]

2. English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814);
[syn: Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Thompson, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
   Population (2000):    1006
   Housing Units (2000): 339
   Land area (2000):     0.461970 sq. miles (1.196498 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.461970 sq. miles (1.196498 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            78660
   Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
   Location:             47.775821 N, 97.106538 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     58278
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Thompson, ND
    Thompson



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Thompson, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    596
   Housing Units (2000): 278
   Land area (2000):     0.874786 sq. miles (2.265686 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.874786 sq. miles (2.265686 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            77745
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             43.369562 N, 93.771765 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     50478
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Thompson, IA
    Thompson



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Thompson, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    299
   Housing Units (2000): 148
   Land area (2000):     0.443481 sq. miles (1.148611 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.443481 sq. miles (1.148611 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            76496
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             41.862354 N, 75.515864 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     18465
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Thompson, PA
    Thompson