holon Meaning & Definition
What Does Holon Mean?
Holon is a noun that means 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.
Holon Definition (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.
Synonyms of Holon
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Holon synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
holon (plural holons)
Words That Rhyme With Holon
Origin of Holon
Origin 1: From hole + -on.
Origin 2: From holo- (from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”)) + -on (like taxon or meron). Coined by Arthur Koestler in his 1967 book The Ghost in the Machine.