WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Thomson
    n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein
         (1896-1989) [syn: Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil
         Garnett Thomson]
    2: United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in
       1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn:
       Thomson, Elihu Thomson]
    3: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-
       discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals
       (1892-1975) [syn: Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir
       George Paget Thomson]
    4: English physicist who experimented with the conduction of
       electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and
       determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn: Thomson,
       Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson]

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Thomson, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
   Population (2000):    6828
   Housing Units (2000): 2895
   Land area (2000):     3.953924 sq. miles (10.240617 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.953924 sq. miles (10.240617 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            76280
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             33.467346 N, 82.499450 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     30824
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Thomson, GA
    Thomson


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Thomson, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    559
   Housing Units (2000): 244
   Land area (2000):     2.207655 sq. miles (5.717799 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.207655 sq. miles (5.717799 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            75172
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             41.960168 N, 90.103152 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     61285
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Thomson, IL
    Thomson


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Thomson, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    153
   Housing Units (2000): 67
   Land area (2000):     1.881669 sq. miles (4.873501 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.339828 sq. miles (0.880150 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.221497 sq. miles (5.753651 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            64750
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             46.665235 N, 92.395516 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Thomson, MN
    Thomson