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mascon

mascon noun: a region within a solid astronomical body that is of higher density than the surrounding material.

Noun (1)

mascon (plural 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

Proper noun capitalized: Mascon

Mascon

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Mâcon.
    Synonyms:
    Mâcon

Noun (2) capitalized: Mascon

Mascon (plural Mascons)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Macon.
    Synonyms:
    Macon

Synonyms of mascon

Forms of mascon

pluralmascons
pluralMascons

Origin of mascon

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

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”).

Questions about mascon

What does mascon mean?
Mascon means a region within a solid astronomical body that is of higher density than the surrounding material.
What part of speech is mascon?
Mascon can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of mascon?
The plural of mascon is mascons.

Words near mascon in the dictionary

  1. mascne
  2. Mascoi
  3. Mascoian
  4. Mascolo
  5. Mascolos
  6. mascon
  7. mascons
  8. Mascord
  9. Mascorro
  10. Mascorros
  11. mascot

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