Dyson
English
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
- A patronymic English surname, from Dennis + -son, compare Tyson, Tennyson.
Proper noun
Dyson (plural Dysons)
- A surname.
Alternative forms
- Dysan
Derived terms
- Dyson-Harrop
- Dyson-Harrop satellite
- Dyson ring
- Dyson satellite
- Dyson series
- Dyson shell
- Dyson sphere
- Dyson's transform
- Dyson swarm
- Dyson tree
Etymology 2
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.
Noun
Dyson (plural Dysons)
- (UK, informal) A cyclonic vacuum cleaner.