meso

Between macro, micro

Meso is a prefix meaning middle or intermediate.

It appears in scientific terminology: the mesosphere is the middle layer of Earth's atmosphere, mesolithic describes the middle Stone Age, and in anatomy, the mesentery is tissue in the middle of the abdominal cavity.

In casual use, meso- suggests something between extremes: a meso dose.

prefix

middle

Central point or position

midway · center · midpoint · mean · average · mesopelagic · mesoscale · mesopause · mesotrophic · mesentery

mesoamerica

Maya

Ancient Mesoamerican people

  • AztecAncient Mexican civilization
  • OlmecAncient Gulf Coast people
  • ToltecMesoamerican civilization, 900-1200 CE

Zapotec · Teotihuacan · pyramid · glyph · codex · cenote · cacao · maize · jaguar · Quetzalcoatl

Opposites
scale/size position

mesomacro

Recorded command sequence

micro · mega · nano · maxi · mini

extremity vs. moderation

mesoextreme

Furthest from moderate

peripheral · outer · inner · maximal · minimal

scale/size

mesomacro

Recorded command sequence

micro · mega · nano · mini · maxi

Phrases
Family

meson, messianic, Mesopotamia, mesoderm, Mesozoic, mesosphere, mesophyll, mesomorphic, mesomorph

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