meson
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meson¹
- /ˈmɛs.ɒn/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μέσον (méson, “middle”). Doublet of medium.
noun mesons
- The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
meson²
- /ˈmiːzɒn/
- /ˈ-sɒn/
- /ˈmɛ-/
Where it comes from
From meso- + -on. Coined by Indian physicist Homi Bhabha in 1939, as a modification of the earlier suggestion mesotron.
noun mesons
- A member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons. (The most easily detected mesons fit this definition.)
- 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.)
Similar: mesotron
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: mesotron
Translations
Talk about this word "meson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/meson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. meson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/meson "meson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/meson.Cite this
@misc{meson_2026,
title = {meson},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meson},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
