meson noun3.
['mi:zɒn, 'mɛzɒn] M20.[from MESO- + -ON.]Particle Physics. Orig., any of a group of subatomic particles intermediate in mass between an electron and a proton. Now
spec. any such particle that has zero or integral spin and can take part in the strong interaction.
mu-meson,
omega meson,
phi meson, etc.
Comb.:
meson factory colloq. an establishment with a high-energy accelerator etc. for producing and experimenting with an intense beam of mesons.
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meson noun2.
['mɛsɒn] L19.[Use as noun of neut. of Greek mesos middle.]Anatomy. The median plane, which divides a body into two roughly symmetrical halves.
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