noun
omicron
Refers to the Greek letter Ο/ο. Commonly used in scientific, mathematical, or COVID-19 variant contexts.
オミクロン株は感染力が強いと言われている。
The Omicron variant is said to be highly transmissible.
Greek uppercase letter; rarely used in Japanese text except in specialized contexts.
Greek lowercase letter; rarely used in Japanese text except in specialized contexts.
Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, while omicron is the 15th.
From Greek 'ο μικρόν' (o mikron), meaning 'small o', in contrast to omega ('big o').