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Dyson en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdaɪ.sən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

A patronymic English surname, from Dennis + -son, compare Tyson, Tennyson.

Meanings

  1. A surname.
    • When Mejias arrived at the hotel room later that night, he discovered Dyson and Gillum inside the room “under the influence of an unknown substance,” the police report said. 2020 March 13, Oliver Darcy, “Andrew Gillum apologizes after being found ‘inebriated’ in hotel room where police say man was treated for ‘possible drug overdose’”, in CNN Business:

Forms

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Deriveds

Dyson ring · Dyson swarm · Dyson shell · Dyson-Harrop satellite · Dyson series · Dyson's transform · Dyson tree · Dyson satellite · Dyson-Harrop · Dyson sphere

Dyson en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdaɪ.sən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Genericized trademark of the brand name used by Dyson, a company known for their range of cyclonic vacuum cleaners, named after its founder James Dyson (born 1947). Compare hoover.

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal) A cyclonic vacuum cleaner.

Forms

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wikipedia: James Dyson · wikipedia: Dyson (company)