omega
/oʊˈmeɪ.ɡə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.
noun
Angular velocity; symbol: ω.
noun
A transfinite ordinal number referring to the next position after ordering a countably infinite set.
noun
The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.
Example Sentences
- "The fact that the letter was incised above the line indicates that it is probably an omega."
- "alpha and omega"
- "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
- "And there is always the Omega Option. At any time you can go to Manhome, go down to the vaults, lift the black cover on your clone's stasis chamber, and push the black button."
- "The ratio between the rho and omega cross section is obtained."
- "Often omegas go into heat and release pheromones that drive alphas wild."
Etymology
From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω” (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, ὦ μέγα
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊˈmeɪ.ɡə/
- British English: /ˈəʊ.mɪ.ɡə/