meson
/ˈmɛs.ɒn/ · noun
Meaning
- The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
- 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.)
Etymology / origin
From Ancient Greek μέσον (méson, “middle”). Doublet of medium.
- μέσον(Ancient Greek)→
- meson (English)
- Relations: uder
Related words
Descendant words
- mesoni(Finnish) (der)
- მეზონი(Georgian) (bor)
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