noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
kīrŏn
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkaɪɹɒn/
General-American:/ˈkaɪɹɑn/
homophone: Chiron
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:CH AY1 R AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: broadcasting, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lower third, aston
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of ciron (“the itch-mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), which infects the skin”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To display (material) on screen by this technology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
Topics: broadcasting, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Genericization of the trademark Chyron, from Chiron (“centaur of Greek mythology”).