"meso" meaning in English

See meso in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmeɪːsoʊ/ Audio: en-us-meso.oga [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)bor. English meso Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|grc:μέσος<t:middle>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)bor. English meso [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "middle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "with", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in the middle of", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*me", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "locative suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰe", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*médʰi", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "thematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*médʰyos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*métsos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μέσος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "meso", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="meso"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”). Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} meso (not comparable)
  1. (sociology) In between the "macro" and "micro" levels of sociological structures. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-meso-en-adj-R7RQTJhR Categories (other): Sociology, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 45 55 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
  2. (chemistry, dated, proscribed) Of a tactic diad, having structural units in identical orientation. Tags: dated, not-comparable, proscribed
    Sense id: en-meso-en-adj-xeVXMBwG Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 82 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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