upsilon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón, “simple Υ”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /juːpˈsaɪ.lən/, /ˈʌp.sɪˌlɒn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjup.sɪˌlɑn/, /ˈʌp.sɪˌlɑn/, /ˈup.sɪˌlɑn/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈ(j)up.sɪˌlɒn/, /(j)ɪu̯p-/
← tau |
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Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
upsilon (plural upsilons or upsila)
- The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
- (physics) An upsilon meson, or bottomonium.
Synonyms[edit]
- (uncommon) ypsilon
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
letter of the Greek alphabet
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See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Noun[edit]
upsilon m or f (plural upsilons, diminutive upsilonnetje n)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
upsilon m (plural upsilon)
Further reading[edit]
- “upsilon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
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