omicron

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əʊˈmaɪkrɒn/, /ˈɒmɪkrɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(omi kron′, ōmi-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
om•i•cron  (omi kron′, ōmi-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsthe 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
  2. Linguisticsthe vowel sound represented by this letter.
  • Greek ō mikrón, literally, small o. Compare omega 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
omicron /əʊˈmaɪkrɒn; ˈɒmɪkrɒn/ n
  1. the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ο, ο), a short vowel, transliterated as o
Etymology: from Greek ō mikron small o; see micro-, omega
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•me•ga /oʊˈmeɪgə, oʊˈmɛgə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -gas. 
  1. Linguisticsthe 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (&Ohgr;, &ohgr;).
  2. the last of a series;
    the end.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•me•ga  (ō mēgə, ō mā-, ō megə),USA pronunciation n. 
  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.
  • Greek ō méga literally, great o. Compare omicron 

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