holon

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Finnish: holoni
 * French:
 * Khmer: រន្ធាណូ

Etymology 2
, from with the suffix  suggesting a part. in his 1967 book .

Noun

 * 1)  Something that is both a part and a whole.

Usage notes
Used primarily in philosophy (where the term originated), family therapy and in manufacturing.

Translations

 * Finnish: holoni
 * French:
 * German: Holon