omega

o·me·ga  (-mg, -mg, -m-)

n.

1. The 24th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

2. The end.

3. See omega baryon.

4. See omega meson.

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[Middle English, from Greek mega, large o (from its being a long vowel in Greek) : , the letter o + mega, neuter of megas, large, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

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omega [ˈəʊmɪgə]

n

1. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω), a long vowel, transliterated as o or ō

2. the ending or last of a series

[from Greek ō mega big o; see mega-, omicron]

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omega  (-mg, -mg, -m-)

1. An omega baryon.

2. An omega meson.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	omega - the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation Z conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
	2.	omega - the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

Translations

omega [ˈəʊmɪgə] N → omega f

omega

n → Omega nt