name
Meaning 1
Synonym of Mâcon.
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Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: Mâcon
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mascon
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noun
Meaning 2
A region within a solid astronomical body that is of higher density than the surrounding material.
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noun
Meaning 3
A lunar mare that has a greater density of rock than the surrounding area.
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noun
Meaning 4
mass concentration
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Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
Synonym of Macon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: Macon
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Mascon, from Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (“good”)) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).
Blend of mass + concentration in 1960s by scientists Paul Muller and William Sjogren.