Definition of upsilon in English:

upsilon

noun ˈʊpsɪlɒnʌpˈsʌɪlən

1The twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ), transliterated as ‘u’ or (chiefly in English words derived through Latin) as ‘y’.
希腊字母表中第二十个字母（ Υ，υ ）（译写为u或y，后者多见于源自拉丁语的英语单词中）
Example sentencesExamples
- Look lower down the alphabet - theta perhaps, or even upsilon.
- Typesetters typically confuse Greek letters in setting Greek quotations: nu with upsilon, theta with phi.
1. 1.1Astronomy followed by Latin genitive The twentieth star in a constellation.
  〔天文〕υ星（星座中第二十颗星）
  Upsilon Scorpii
  天蝎座υ星。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The discovery comes only seven months after the first multi-planet system outside our own, around the star Upsilon Andromedae, was identified.
  The system they focused on, three huge Jupiter-like planets orbiting the central star Upsilon Andromedae, was the first extrasolar multi-planet system ever discovered by Doppler spectroscopy.
  For example, Upsilon Andromedae is now known to possess a system of three large planets.
2. 1.2Physics A meson thought to contain a b quark bound to its antiparticle, produced in particle accelerators.
  〔物〕υ粒子
  Example sentencesExamples
  The new phenomena included major breakthroughs in physics, including the discovery of the upsilon particle, or bottom quark, in 1977.
  The upsilon particle is a meson which was discovered at Fermilab in 1977.
  The total energy of the muon pair corresponds to the mass of the upsilon particle, while the two jets appear to have come from the decay of a Z particle, carrier of the weak force.
  Similarly, the bottom quark was inferred from the discovery of the upsilon particle by Leon Lederman in 1977 at Fermilab.
  Use of the tracking information told the energies and momenta of the muons - which could then be traced back to find the new upsilon particle and its mass.
  About eight times the mass of a proton, the zeta particle was created when electrons and positrons collided at about 10 Gev (gigavolts of energy), where it appeared among the decay products of the upsilon particle.
  Some colleagues were surprised that he had not won a Nobel earlier, perhaps for the discovery in 1977 of the upsilon particle, the most massive nuclear particle yet found.

Origin

Greek, literally 'slender U', from psilos 'slender', referring to the need to distinguish upsilon from the diphthong oi: in late Greek the two had the same pronunciation.

Rhymes

pylon

Definition of upsilon in US English:

upsilon

noun

1The twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ), transliterated in the traditional Latin style as ‘y’ (as in cycle) or in the modern style as ‘u’ (as in the etymologies of this dictionary).
Example sentencesExamples
- Look lower down the alphabet - theta perhaps, or even upsilon.
- Typesetters typically confuse Greek letters in setting Greek quotations: nu with upsilon, theta with phi.
1. 1.1UpsilonAstronomy followed by Latin genitive The twentieth star in a constellation.
  〔天文〕υ星（星座中第二十颗星）
  Upsilon Scorpii
  天蝎座υ星。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, Upsilon Andromedae is now known to possess a system of three large planets.
  The discovery comes only seven months after the first multi-planet system outside our own, around the star Upsilon Andromedae, was identified.
  The system they focused on, three huge Jupiter-like planets orbiting the central star Upsilon Andromedae, was the first extrasolar multi-planet system ever discovered by Doppler spectroscopy.
2. 1.2Physics A meson thought to contain a b quark bound to its antiparticle, produced in particle accelerators.
  〔物〕υ粒子
  Example sentencesExamples
  Similarly, the bottom quark was inferred from the discovery of the upsilon particle by Leon Lederman in 1977 at Fermilab.
  The new phenomena included major breakthroughs in physics, including the discovery of the upsilon particle, or bottom quark, in 1977.
  The upsilon particle is a meson which was discovered at Fermilab in 1977.
  The total energy of the muon pair corresponds to the mass of the upsilon particle, while the two jets appear to have come from the decay of a Z particle, carrier of the weak force.
  Some colleagues were surprised that he had not won a Nobel earlier, perhaps for the discovery in 1977 of the upsilon particle, the most massive nuclear particle yet found.
  Use of the tracking information told the energies and momenta of the muons - which could then be traced back to find the new upsilon particle and its mass.
  About eight times the mass of a proton, the zeta particle was created when electrons and positrons collided at about 10 Gev (gigavolts of energy), where it appeared among the decay products of the upsilon particle.

Origin

Greek, literally ‘slender U’, from psilos ‘slender’, referring to the need to distinguish upsilon from the diphthong oi: in late Greek the two had the same pronunciation.

词汇	upsilon
释义	Definition of upsilon in English: upsilon noun ˈʊpsɪlɒnʌpˈsʌɪlən 1The twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ), transliterated as ‘u’ or (chiefly in English words derived through Latin) as ‘y’. 希腊字母表中第二十个字母（ Υ，υ ）（译写为u或y，后者多见于源自拉丁语的英语单词中） Example sentencesExamples Look lower down the alphabet - theta perhaps, or even upsilon. Typesetters typically confuse Greek letters in setting Greek quotations: nu with upsilon, theta with phi. 1.1Astronomy followed by Latin genitive The twentieth star in a constellation. 〔天文〕υ星（星座中第二十颗星） Upsilon Scorpii 天蝎座υ星。 Example sentencesExamples The discovery comes only seven months after the first multi-planet system outside our own, around the star Upsilon Andromedae, was identified. The system they focused on, three huge Jupiter-like planets orbiting the central star Upsilon Andromedae, was the first extrasolar multi-planet system ever discovered by Doppler spectroscopy. For example, Upsilon Andromedae is now known to possess a system of three large planets. 1.2Physics A meson thought to contain a b quark bound to its antiparticle, produced in particle accelerators. 〔物〕υ粒子 Example sentencesExamples The new phenomena included major breakthroughs in physics, including the discovery of the upsilon particle, or bottom quark, in 1977. The upsilon particle is a meson which was discovered at Fermilab in 1977. The total energy of the muon pair corresponds to the mass of the upsilon particle, while the two jets appear to have come from the decay of a Z particle, carrier of the weak force. Similarly, the bottom quark was inferred from the discovery of the upsilon particle by Leon Lederman in 1977 at Fermilab. Use of the tracking information told the energies and momenta of the muons - which could then be traced back to find the new upsilon particle and its mass. About eight times the mass of a proton, the zeta particle was created when electrons and positrons collided at about 10 Gev (gigavolts of energy), where it appeared among the decay products of the upsilon particle. Some colleagues were surprised that he had not won a Nobel earlier, perhaps for the discovery in 1977 of the upsilon particle, the most massive nuclear particle yet found. Origin Greek, literally 'slender U', from psilos 'slender', referring to the need to distinguish upsilon from the diphthong oi: in late Greek the two had the same pronunciation. Rhymes pylon Definition of upsilon in US English: upsilon noun 1The twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ), transliterated in the traditional Latin style as ‘y’ (as in cycle) or in the modern style as ‘u’ (as in the etymologies of this dictionary). Example sentencesExamples Look lower down the alphabet - theta perhaps, or even upsilon. Typesetters typically confuse Greek letters in setting Greek quotations: nu with upsilon, theta with phi. 1.1UpsilonAstronomy followed by Latin genitive The twentieth star in a constellation. 〔天文〕υ星（星座中第二十颗星） Upsilon Scorpii 天蝎座υ星。 Example sentencesExamples For example, Upsilon Andromedae is now known to possess a system of three large planets. The discovery comes only seven months after the first multi-planet system outside our own, around the star Upsilon Andromedae, was identified. The system they focused on, three huge Jupiter-like planets orbiting the central star Upsilon Andromedae, was the first extrasolar multi-planet system ever discovered by Doppler spectroscopy. 1.2Physics A meson thought to contain a b quark bound to its antiparticle, produced in particle accelerators. 〔物〕υ粒子 Example sentencesExamples Similarly, the bottom quark was inferred from the discovery of the upsilon particle by Leon Lederman in 1977 at Fermilab. The new phenomena included major breakthroughs in physics, including the discovery of the upsilon particle, or bottom quark, in 1977. The upsilon particle is a meson which was discovered at Fermilab in 1977. The total energy of the muon pair corresponds to the mass of the upsilon particle, while the two jets appear to have come from the decay of a Z particle, carrier of the weak force. Some colleagues were surprised that he had not won a Nobel earlier, perhaps for the discovery in 1977 of the upsilon particle, the most massive nuclear particle yet found. Use of the tracking information told the energies and momenta of the muons - which could then be traced back to find the new upsilon particle and its mass. About eight times the mass of a proton, the zeta particle was created when electrons and positrons collided at about 10 Gev (gigavolts of energy), where it appeared among the decay products of the upsilon particle. Origin Greek, literally ‘slender U’, from psilos ‘slender’, referring to the need to distinguish upsilon from the diphthong oi: in late Greek the two had the same pronunciation.
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