holon

== English == === Etymology 1 === From hole +‎ -on. ==== Noun ==== holon (plural holons) (particle physics) 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. Synonym: chargon ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 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. ==== Noun ==== holon (plural holons) (philosophy) Something that is both a part and a whole. ===== Usage notes ===== Used primarily in philosophy (where the term originated), family therapy and in manufacturing. ===== Related terms ===== holonym holonic holarchy ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === holon (physics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia holon (philosophy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Gothic == === Romanization === holon romanization of 𐌷𐍉𐌻𐍉𐌽