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mascon¹

Where it comes from

Blend of mass + concentration in 1960s by scientists Paul Muller and William Sjogren.

noun mascons

  1. A region within a solid astronomical body that is of higher density than the surrounding material.
  2. A lunar mare that has a greater density of rock than the surrounding area.
  3. mass concentration

Mascon²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Mascon, from Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (“good”)) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

proper noun

  1. obsolete Synonym of Mâcon.

    Similar: Mâcon

noun Mascons

  1. obsolete Synonym of Macon.

    Similar: Macon

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"mascon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mascon.

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@misc{mascon_2026,
  title = {mascon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mascon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}