meson

See also: Meson, mesón, méson, and mêson

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μέσον (méson, “middle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛs.ɒn/
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Noun

meson (plural mesons)

  1. (rare outside entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From meso- +‎ on. Coined by Indian physicist Homi Bhabha in 1939, as a modification of the earlier suggestion mesotron.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːzɒn/, /ˈ-sɒn/, /ˈmɛ-/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

meson (plural mesons)

  1. (obsolete) A member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons. (The most easily detected mesons fit this definition.)
  2. (now specifically, physics) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
  • scalar meson
  • vector meson
Derived terms
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Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Noun

meson n (plural mesonen)

  1. (physics) meson

Esperanto

Noun

meson

  1. accusative singular of meso

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /me.zɔ̃/

Noun

meson m (plural mesons)

  1. Alternative spelling of méson

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin mansiō, mansiōnem (“abode, home, dwelling”).

Noun

meson oblique singular, f (oblique plural mesons, nominative singular meson, nominative plural mesons)

  1. house

Descendants
  • French: maison
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