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upsilon

/yoop-suh-lon, -luhn, uhp-; especially British yoop-sahy-luhn/US // ˈyup səˌlɒn, -lən, ˈʌp-; especially British yupˈsaɪ lən //UK // (ˈʌpsɪˌlɒn, juːpˈsaɪlən) //

镦粗,仰卧起坐,镦头,镦锻

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet.
    • : the vowel sound represented by this letter.
    • : Also called upsilon particle. Physics. any of a family of heavy, short-lived, neutral mesons that are composed of a bottom quark and its antiquark. Symbol: Υ, υ

Examples

  • The fraternities involved in the alleged drug sales were Alpha Epsilon Pi, Pi Kappa Alpha and Psi Upsilon.

  • The little son of the queen, Prince Upsilon, was peevish over this and was continually calling for more playthings.

  • It sounds well to be a Kappa Upsilon and we can go around if we like and be as snooty as any of them.

  • A bone of the tongue resembling the Greek letter upsilon in shape.

  • This species is the ypsilon of Borkhausen, and the upsilon of other authors.

  • She issued an order, therefore, that for a certain time Upsilon was to have no playthings.

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