Dyson

English

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Dyson (plural Dysons)

1. 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)

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

Anagrams

• dynos, dyons, synod