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Raremeson
The correct spelling is meson.
How to pronounce meson
noun
IPA: /ˈmɛs.ɒn/
Say it like: Mes-on
The correct spelling is meson. (rare outside entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
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Definition
noun
- 1.(rare outside entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
- 2.A member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons. (The most easily detected mesons fit this definition.)
- 3.(now specifically) 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.)
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