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olo

/ˈoʊloʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
olo
IPA
/ˈoʊloʊ/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below

Uncountable

name

A barangay of Siquijor, Siquijor, Philippines.

Etymology

From the binary number 010 (but converting the digits 0 and 1 to the letters "o" and "l"), representing the activation of the middle-wavelength (m) cone cell type, colloquially known as the green cone cells, while not activating the short (s) blue cones or long (l) red cones.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊloʊ/
  • British English: /ˈəʊləʊ/

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce olo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊloʊ/.
What does olo mean?
A highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below
Where does olo come from?
From the binary number 010 (but converting the digits 0 and 1 to the letters "o" and "l"), representing the activation of the middle-wavelength (m) cone cell type, colloquially known as the green cone cells, while not activating the short (s) blue cones or long (l) red cones.

How to pronounce olo

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