"Dyson" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Dysons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Dyson (plural Dysons)
  1. A surname. Synonyms: Dysan Derived forms: Dyson-Harrop, Dyson-Harrop satellite, Dyson ring, Dyson satellite, Dyson series, Dyson shell, Dyson sphere, Dyson's transform, Dyson swarm, Dyson tree
    Sense id: en-Dyson-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Dysons [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{gentrade|en}} Genericized trademark Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dyson (plural Dysons)
  1. (UK, informal) A cyclonic vacuum cleaner. Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-Dyson-en-noun-RfNrV2l1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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