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mesotron

[ mez-uh-tron, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun

Physics.
  1. (no longer in technical use) meson.


mesotron

/ ˈɛəˌٰɒ /

noun

  1. a former name for meson
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • o·ٰDzi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesotron1

First recorded in 1935–40; meso- + (elec)tron
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Example Sentences

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“Is someone going to come along,” Weaver asked, “and say that now a new instrument obviously must be built... to produce mesotrons?”

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The first question was whether the proposed machine would be powerful enough to produce mesotrons.

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