upsilon
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón, “simple Υ”).
Pronunciation
- (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-/
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Noun
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
- (uncommon) ypsilon
Derived terms
Translations
letter of the Greek alphabet
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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /yp.si.lɔ̃/, /yp.si.lɔn/
Further reading
- “upsilon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
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