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upsilon

Pronunciation: /ˈ(j)uːpsɪˌlɒn/

The English word “upsilon” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
  2. An upsilon meson, or bottomonium.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón, “simple Υ”).

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