Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: holon
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the spinon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.

noun

Something that is both a part and a whole.

Example Sentences

"Before an atom is an atom, it is a holon. Before a cell is a cell, it is a holon. Before an idea is an idea, it is a holon. All of them are wholes that exist in other wholes, and thus they are all whole/parts, or holons, first and foremost (long before any “particular characteristics” are singled out by us)."

Etymology

From hole + -on.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: holo
Root: *solh₂-, ὅλος
Suffix: hole, on

Inflected Forms

holons (plural)

Derived Forms

antiholon

Frequently Paired Words

holonym holonic holarchy

Synonyms

chargon

Questions

What does holon mean?: One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the spinon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.
Where does holon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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