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mesotron

American

[mez-uh-tron, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˈmɛz əˌtrɒn, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

Physics.

(no longer in technical use) meson.

mesotron British

/ ˈmɛsəˌtrɒn /

noun

a former name for meson

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Other Word Forms

mesotronic adjective

Etymology

Origin of mesotron

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

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

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

From Literature

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