olo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below
name
  1. A barangay of Siquijor, Siquijor, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊləʊ/ /ˈoʊloʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-olo.wav

Word forms

olo

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.

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