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Og
(ŏg), in the Bible, giant king of BashanBashan, fertile plain E of the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee from the latitude of Haifa northward to that of Tyre. According to Hebrew tradition, it was conquered by the Israelites and given to the half tribe of Manasseh.
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Og,
symbol for the element oganessonoganesson, artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Og; at. no. 118; mass number of most stable isotope 294; m.p., b.p., sp. gr., and valence unknown.
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OG
Abbrev. for object glass (i.e. the objective of a refracting telescope), often used to indicate a refractor or its use.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
OG
1. Abbr. for ogee.
2. Abbr. for “on grade.”
ogee, OG
1. A double curve, formed by the union of a convex and concave line, resembling an S-shape.
2. A molding having such a shape, an ogee molding.
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Og
giant who attacked Israelites. [O.T.: Deuteronomy 3:2]
See: Giantism
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