Horseshoe vs Omega - What's the difference?
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The U-shaped metallic shoe of a horse.
* 1887', David A. Wells, "The Economic Disturbances since 1873", III, ''Popular Science'' ' 31 (no. 37): 595
A U-shaped piece of metal used to play the game horseshoes.
* 1997 , Francis Edward Abernethy (editor), Texas toys and games? , page 142
The U shape of a horseshoe.
* 2005 , Stuart H. James & Jon J. Nordby (editors), Forensic science: an introduction to scientific and investigative techniques , page 88
(bodybuilding, slang) A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
* 2004 , Ellington Darden, The New High-Intensity Training , page 58
(logic) The symbol .
To apply horseshoes to a horse.
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical]] and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: ; lowercase: [[?.
* 2013 , Albert Schachter & Fabienne Marchand, "Fresh Light on the Institutions and Religious Life of Thespiai: Sixe New Inscriptions from the Thespiai Survey", page 284 in'' Paraskevi Martzavou & ?Nikolaos Papazarkadas (editors), ''Epigraphical Approaches to the Post-Classical Polis
(idiomatic, often capitalized) The end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.
* 2012 , FX Moore, Confed: 2721: Xenocide War , page 383
(physics) Angular velocity]]; symbol: [[?.
* 2013 , Issues in General Physics Research : 2013 Edition, page 1084
As nouns the difference between horseshoe and omega
is that horseshoe is the U-shaped metallic shoe of a horse while omega is the twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.As a verb horseshoe
is to apply horseshoes to a horse.horseshoe
English
(identified by the letter "C" on the shown horseshoe} consist of spur-point and a shank to form an antislipping device.Noun
(en noun)- And what has been thus affirmed of other leading commodities; the blacksmith, for example, no longer making, but buying his horseshoes , nails, nuts, and bolts;
- Each player has a turn at tossing his horseshoes', one at a time, at the stob opposite him. His opponent then throws his ' horseshoes .
- If there are no missing teeth and tooth alignment is good, two opposing well-defined horseshoes are seen. If, however, your denitition is mal-aligned or is missing anterior teeth, this pattern too should be reflected in the bite mark.
- The lateral head of your triceps forms the outside of the horseshoe , the long head forms the inside, the medial head lies beneath the long head, and the tendon occupies the flat space in the middle.
Derived terms
* Golden Horseshoe * horseshoe crab * )See also
* farrierVerb
Usage notes
The shorter form (shoe) is more commonly used.Synonyms
* (to apply horseshoes) shoeomega
English
Noun
(en-noun)- The fact that the letter was incised above the line indicates that it is probably an omega .
- I am the Alpha and the Omega , the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. — Revelation 22:13, New International Version.
- And there is always the Omega Option. At any time you can go to Manhome, go down to the vaults, lift the black cover on your clone's stasis chamber, and push the black button.
- The ratio between the rho and omega cross section is obtained.