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Definition of Meson

1. Noun. An elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0.

Definition of Meson

1. n. The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal surface has been called the dorsimeson, and the corresponding ventral edge the ventrimeson.

Definition of Meson

1. Noun. (rare except entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons. (The most easily detected mesons fit this definition.) ¹

3. Noun. (context: now specifically particles) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Meson composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meson

1. a subatomic particle [n -S] : MESONIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Meson

1. The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal surface has been called the dorsimeson, and the corresponding ventral edge the ventrimeson. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Middle, neut. Of, a, middle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Meson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Schematic diagram illustrating meson states according to QQ or NN model. The splittings due to centrifugal, spin- spin, and spin-orbit effects are shown. ..."

2. Anatomical Technology as Applied to the Domestic Cat: An Introduction to by Burt Green Wilder, Simon Henry Gage (1882)
"It lies upon the meson, and serves therefore as a boundary between the right and the left sides of the animal. In most animals it is located, in nearly its ..."

3. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1843)
"ON THE ALGEBRA OF THE meson MATRICES BY HARISH-CHANDRA Received 27 April 1946 Communicated by PAM DIRAC 1 . In a recent paper (3) it has been shown that the ..."

4. Travels Over the Table Lands and Cordilleras of Mexico During the Years 1843 by Albert M. Gilliam (1846)
"Objections to the meson. Poor fare. Mule*. Fleas. Mexicans do not kill fleas. New home, No. 43. English and American citizens. John Bull. Minor nobles. ..."

5. Los Gringos: Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in by Henry Augustus Wise (1849)
"Patron of the meson and his Daughters.—Endurance of Mexican Soldiers. — Adaptability of Western Provinces for Military Operations. ..."

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