Upsilon Definition

ŭpsə-lŏn, yo͝op-
noun
The twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ)
Webster's New World
Any of a group of short-lived elementary particles having a mass about ten times greater than that of a proton.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Upsilon

Noun

Singular:
upsilon
Plural:
upsila, upsilons

Origin of Upsilon

  • Late Greek ū psīlon simple u (from the fact that oi was given the same pronunciation in Late Greek as u) ū, hū the letter U psīlon neuter of psīlos simple (written with one letter as opposed to two)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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