meta: Meaning and Definition of

me•ta

1. (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.

met•a

1. pertaining to or occupying two positions (1, 3) in the benzene ring that are separated by one carbon atom. Cf..See diag. under

Me•ta

1. a female given name.

meta-

1. a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model: metacarpus; metagenesis; metalinguistics.
2. meta-antimonic,
1. (of acids, salts, or their organic derivatives) a prefix denoting the least hydrated of a series:meta-antimonic,HSbO3; meta-antimonous, HSbO2. Cf.ortho-, pyro-.
2. a prefix designating the meta position in the benzene ring. Abbr.: m-. Cf.ortho-, para-1.