meron

See also: Meroń

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From mero- +‎ -on, mero- in the sense of "part, portion".^[1]

Noun edit

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meron

meron (plural merons)

(physics) Either of the pair of entities that together make up an instanton

Etymology 2 edit

Back-formed from epimeron, ultimately from μῆρος (mêros, “thigh”).^[2]

Noun edit

meron (plural merons)

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

Etymology 3 edit

From meronomy, in analogy with taxon.

Noun edit

meron (plural merons)

The unit of classification in meronomy.

References edit

^ Allan Jr, C. G., Dashen, R., & Gross, D. J. (1977). A mechanism for quark confinement. Physics Letters B, 66(4), 375-381.
^ Walton L.B. (1900). The Basal Segments of the Hexapod Leg. The American Naturalist, 34(400), 276-274.

Anagrams edit

Menor, enorm, moner, more'n, morne, morné

Esperanto edit

Noun edit

meron

accusative singular of mero

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

meron

Rōmaji transcription of メロン

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

mer-on — dialectal, Batangas

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɾon/ [ˈmɛ.ɾon]
Rhymes: -eɾon
Syllabification: me‧ron

Verb edit

meron (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜓᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

Pronunciation spelling of mayroon.

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