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omegas

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

o·me·ga

[oh-mee-guh, oh-mey-, oh-meg-uh]
noun
1.
the 24th and last letter of the greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
2.
the vowel sound represented by this letter.
3.
the last of any series; the end.

Origin:
< Greek ō méga literally, great o. Compare omicron
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omega
c.1400, from Medieval Gk. omega, final letter of the Gk. alphabet (cf. Rev. i.8), from classical Gk. o mega "big 'o' " (in contrast to o micron "little 'o' "); so called because the vowel was long in ancient Gk.
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omega o·me·ga (ō-měg'ə, ō-mē'gə, ō-mā'-)
n.

Symbol ω, Ω The 24th letter of the Greek alphabet. adj.
Of or characterizing a chemical group or position at the end of a molecular chain, such as omega-oxidation.

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omega   (ō-měg'ə, ō-mē'gə, ō-mā'-)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. An omega baryon.

  2. An omega meson.


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