English Explanatory Dictionary

omega

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.
  3. Angular velocity; symbol: ω.
  4. A transfinite ordinal number referring to the next position after ordering a countably infinite set.
  5. An omega male.
  6. The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.
  7. In omegaverse fiction, a person of a submissive secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an alpha, with males of this type often being able to get pregnant.
adj
  1. Ultimate; of the highest degree. Massive, ineffable.
adv
  1. Ultimately, most, supremely.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of omega.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊmɪɡə/ /ˈəʊmiːɡə/ /ˌoʊˈmeɪɡə/ /oʊˈmɛɡə/ En-us-omega.ogg en-au-omega.ogg /ɵˈmeɡɑ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Omega.wav

Word forms

omega omegas omegala

Etymology

From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω” (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).

Synonyms

elasticity lambda

Derived words

alpha and omega antiomega omega-3 fatty acid omega-6 fatty acid omegaball omega female omegaform omega male Omegapause omega point omegasome omegath omegatron omega wrap omegoid
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