omicron

[om-i-kron, oh-mi-]

om·i·cron

[om-i-kron, oh-mi-]
noun
1.
the 15th letter of the greek alphabet (O, o).
2.
the vowel sound represented by this letter.

Origin:
< Greek ō mikrón, literally, small o. Compare omega
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omicron (əʊˈmaɪkrɒn, ˈɒmɪkrɒn)
 
n
the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ο, ο), a short vowel, transliterated as o
 
[from Greek ō mikron small o; see micro-, omega]

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omicron om·i·cron (ŏm'ĭ-krŏn', ō'mĭ-)
n.

Symbol o The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet.

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