count rumford

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsThompsonBenjamin Thompson

   Broaderphysicist

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What does count rumford mean?

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

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Close synonyms include Thompson, Benjamin Thompson. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.