释义 |
o I. \ˈō\ noun (plural o's or os \ˈōz\) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 15th letter of the English alphabet b. : an instance of this letter printed, written, or otherwise represented c. : a speech counterpart of orthographic o (as long o in code, short o in cod, or o in cord) 2. : a printer's type, a stamp, or some other instrument for reproducing the letter o 3. : someone or something arbitrarily or conveniently designated o especially as the 14th or when j is used for the 10th the 15th in order or class 4. : something having the shape of the capital letter O < made an enthusiastic O with his thumb and forefinger — John Dos Passos > < the Roman girl's eyes widened, her mouth formed an O — F.V.W.Mason > especially : zero < wrote a couple of O's > II. Usage: usually capitalized variant of oh III. abbreviation Usage: often capitalized 1. object 2. oblast 3. observation; observer 4. occident; occidental 5. ocean 6. [Latin octarius] pint 7. October 8. [Latin oculus] eye 9. off 10. office; officer 11. official 12. ohm 13. oil 14. old 15. only 16. opening 17. operation 18. [Latin optimus] best 19. order 20. [Latin ordinis] of the order of 21. [Latin ordo] order 22. ordnance 23. oriental 24. original 25. [Latin os] bone 26. out 27. outfield 28. outlet 29. over 30. overcast 31. owner IV. symbol Usage: capitalized 1. octavo 2. oxygen |