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omega
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ), a long vowel, transliterated as o or o

Omega [ō′megĀ·ə]
(navigation)
A worldwide radio navigation system providing navigational parameters by phase comparison of very-low-frequency (10 to 14 kilohertz), continuous-wave radio signals; terminated on September 30, 1997.

angular frequency (ω)
The frequency of a periodic quantity multiplied by 2p; expressed in radians.

1.(programming)Omega - A prototype-based object-oriented language from Austria.

["Type-Safe Object-Oriented Programming with Prototypes - The Concept of Omega", G. Blaschek, Structured Programming 12:217-225, 1991].
2.(text, tool)Omega - A successor to TeX extended to handle the Unicode character set.

http://ens.fr/omega/.


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Pizzey's Nutritionals and Omega Protein Corporation have partnered to promote MeadowPure UltraGrad, a blend of Pizzey's value added MeadowPure flax ingredients and Omega Protein's OmegaPure refined menhaden oil.
Bruce Franklin (Professor of English and American Studies, Rutgers University-Newark), The Most Important Fish in the Sea is the true story the menhaden--a small, unappetizing fish harvested for its omega protein used in everything from animal feed and oil to linoleum and lipstick.
Later, as the health benefits of omega proteins became apparent, the demand for these fish rose precipitously.
 
 
 
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