meson
/ˈmɛs.ɒn/
meson noun: the mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
Noun (1)
meson (plural mesons)
- The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
Noun (2)
IPA/ˈmiːzɒn/
meson (plural 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.)
meson meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati
meson in Hindi
- elementary particle
- मध्याणु madhyāṇu
meson in Tamil
- elementary particle
- இடையி iṭaiyi
meson in Marathi
- elementary particle
- मध्याणू madhyāṇū
meson in Gujarati
- elementary particle
- મધ્યાણુ madhyāṇu
More languagesFewer languages
- meson in Sanskrit
- मध्याणु madhyāṇu
- meson in Nepali
- मध्याणु madhyāṇu
- meson in Tagalog
- tungapik
Synonyms of meson
Forms of meson
| plural | mesons |
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Origin of meson
From Ancient Greek μέσον (méson, “middle”). Doublet of medium.
From meso- + -on. Coined by Indian physicist Homi Bhabha in 1939, as a modification of the earlier suggestion mesotron.
Words formed from meson
Questions about meson
- What does meson mean?
- Meson means the mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
- What is meson in Hindi?
- Meson in Hindi is मध्याणु (madhyāṇu). See Meson meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is meson?
- Meson is a noun.
- How do you pronounce meson?
- Meson is pronounced /ˈmɛs.ɒn/.
- What is the plural of meson?
- The plural of meson is mesons.
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