Reference.com

149 results for: meta-

Dictionary Entries (7 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
meta-
1.a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model: metacarpus; metagenesis; metalinguistics.
2.Chemistry.
a.(of acids, salts, or their organic derivatives) a prefix denoting the least hydrated of a series: meta-antimonic, HSbO3; meta-antimonous, HSbO2. Compare ortho-, pyro-.
b.a prefix designating the meta position in the benzene ring. Abbreviation: m-. Compare ortho-, para-1.
Also, especially before a vowel, met-.

[Origin: < Gk, prefix and prep.; c. OE mid with, G mit, Goth mith]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Thesaurus: No results found. Would you like to search the Web for meta-?

Reference: No results found in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Would you like to see the 141 entries in other encyclopedias, or search the Web for meta-?

Perform a new search, or try your search for "meta-" at: