English Explanatory Dictionary

meso-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Middle or centre in location/position.
  2. Between a macro- scale and micro- scale in scope or analysis.
  3. Medium in size.
  4. Between.
  5. Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.
  6. Referring to the mesentery.
  7. Mesial in location, position, or direction: towards the midline of the body.
  8. Normal, average, or typical.
  9. The forward side of a tooth.
  10. The middle of a time period, or medium in duration.
  11. Quasi or partial.
  12. Moderate, medium in quantity.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

meso- mes-

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)der. English meso- From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”). Doublet of mid- and medio-.

Synonyms

mid- medio-

Related words

centro- centri- especially of mass nouns

Derived words

mesaraic mesaxonic mesoaccumbal Mesoamerica Mesoamerican mesoamygdala mesoaxial mesoblast mesobranchial mesobuccal mesocardiac mesocarp mesocompound mesocoracoid mesocoxa mesocranial mesocuneiform mesodiencephalic mesoectodermal mesofemur mesofrontal mesofurca mesogastric mesohepatectomy mesohypothalamic mesojejunal mesolabial mesoleg mesolimbic mesolingual mesometapleural mesomphalic mesopallium mesoscaphe mesoanalysis mesoclimate mesocluster mesocosm mesocrystalline mesocyclone mesoeconomic mesoeconomics mesoevolution mesofluidics mesofossil mesoglass mesolevel mesology mesometeorology mesonet mesonetwork brachymesophalangia mesobrowser mesocavern mesocellular mesocephalic mesoconsumer mesocranic mesocycle mesodont

Translations

Arabic: وَسْط Arabic: وَسْطِيّ Catalan: meso- French: méso- Galician: meso- German: meso- Greek: μεσο- Irish: méisi- Italian: meso- Portuguese: meso- Spanish: meso-
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