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Mason vs Meson - What's the difference?

mason | meson |

As nouns the difference between mason and meson

is that mason is one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes while meson is the mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.

As a verb mason

is to build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.

As a proper noun Mason

is {{surname|A=An|occupational|from=occupations}} for a stonemason.

mason

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
  • A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

    • Derived terms

    * mason bee * mason wasp * masonry * mason moth * mason shell

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.

    • Anagrams

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    meson

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (wikipedia meson) (en noun)
  • (rare, outside, entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en 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.)
  • (now specifically, particle) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)
    • Synonyms
    * mesotron
    Derived terms
    * mesonic

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