meron

See also: Meroń

English

Etymology 1

From mero- (“part, portion”) +‎ -on. Coined by American scientists Curtis G. Allan Jr., Roger Dashen, and David J. Gross, in 1977.[1]

Noun

meron (plural merons)

  1. (physics) Either of the pair of entities that together make up an instanton.
    Synonym: half-instanton

Etymology 2

Back-formation from epimeron, ultimately from Ancient Greek μῆρος (mêros, “thigh”).[2]

Noun

meron (plural merons)

  1. (entomology) A sclerite on the side of the thorax of an insect, above the coxae of the mid and hind legs.

Etymology 3

From meronomy, by analogy with taxon.

Noun

meron (plural merons)

  1. The unit of classification in meronomy.

References

  1. ^ Curtis G. Allan Jr., Roger Dashen, David J. Gross (14 February 1977) “A mechanism for quark confinement”, in Physics Letters‎[1], volume 66B, number 4, pages 375-381
  2. ^ Walton L.B. (1900) “The Basal Segments of the Hexapod Leg”, in The American Naturalist, volume 34, number 400, pages 274-276

Anagrams

Esperanto

Noun

meron

  1. accusative singular of mero

Japanese

Romanization

meron

  1. Rōmaji transcription of メロン

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of mayroon.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmeɾon/ [ˈmɛː.ɾon̪]
  • Rhymes: -eɾon
  • Syllabification: me‧ron

Verb

meron (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜓᜈ᜔) (informal)

  1. pronunciation spelling of mayroon

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