Definition of omicron - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

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variant of the COVID-19 virus

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The omicron variant spread rapidly across the globe..

strain

variant

alphabet

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15th letter of the Greek alphabet

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Omicron is used in Greek words.

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Origin of omicron

Greek, o mikron (small o)

Examples of omicron in a sentence

The omicron strain led to new travel restrictions.
In mathematics, omicron represents a small value.
Omicron follows xi in the Greek alphabet.

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French:omicron, ...
German:Omikron, Omikron-Buchstabe, ...
Italian:omicron, ...
Spanish:ómicron, ...
Portuguese:ómicron, ...
Chinese:奥密克戎, ο, ...
Japanese:オミクロン, オミクロン文字, ...
Arabic:أُومِيكْرُون, ...
Hebrew:אוֹמִיקְרוֹן, הָאוֹת הַחֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה בָּאַלְפָבֵּית הַיְּוָנִי, ...
Russian:омикрон, ...
Ukrainian:омікрон, ...
Hindi:ओमिक्रॉन, ग्रीक अक्षर ओमिक्रॉन, ...
Bengali:ওমিক্রন, গ্রিক ওমিক্রন, ...
Catalan:òmicron, ...
Czech:omikron, ...
Danish:omikron, ...
Dutch:omicron, omikron, ...
Greek:όμικρον, Όμικρον, ...
Hungarian:omikron, ...
Khmer:អូមីក្រុង, ...
Korean:오미크론, ...
Persian:اومیکرون, حرف اومیکرون, ...
Polish:omikron, ...
Portuguese (BR):ômicron, ...
Romanian:omicron, ...
Swedish:omikron, ...
Thai:โอมิครอน, ...
Turkish:omikron, omicron, ...
Vietnamese:omicron, Omicron, ...

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Definition of omicron - Reverso English Dictionary

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