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omega

[ oh-meg-uh, oh-mee-guh, oh-mey- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

omega

/ ˈəʊmɪɡə /

the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω), a long vowel, transliterated as o or ō
the ending or last of a series

omega

/ ō-mĕg′ə,ō-mē′gə,ō-mā′- /

Origin of omega¹

< Greek ō méga literally, great o. omicron

Origin of omega¹

C16: from Greek ō mega big o; see mega- , omicron

Now imagine a small cylinder of section ω described round PQ as an axis.

In cases therefore where Ω only is known, it is best to proceed by approximation.

Let Ω be the area of the mouthpiece, ω the area of the stream at the contracted section EF.

By making w small and ω large, the difference of pressure required to ensure the working of the apparatus may be made very small.

The quantity Ω/χ which appears in many hydraulic equations is called the hydraulic mean radius of the pipe.

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