Ossa


[os-uh] /ˈɒs ə/

noun
1.
plural of 1 .
[os-uh] /ˈɒs ə/
noun
1.
a mountain in E Greece, in Thessaly. 6490 feet (1978 meters).
[os] /ɒs/
noun, plural ossa
[os-uh] /ˈɒs ə/ (Show IPA)
1.
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone.
[os] /ɒs/
noun, plural ora
[awr-uh, ohr-uh] /ˈɔr ə, ˈoʊr ə/ (Show IPA)
1.
Anatomy, Zoology. a mouth or orifice of the body.
[ohs] /oʊs/
noun, plural osar
[oh-sahr] /ˈoʊ sɑr/ (Show IPA)
1.
Geology. an esker, especially when of great length.
/ˈɒsə/
noun
1.
the plural of os2
/ˈɒsə/
noun
1.
a mountain in NE Greece, in E Thessaly: famous in mythology for the attempt of the twin giants, Otus and Ephialtes, to reach heaven by piling Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa. Height: 1978 m (6489 ft)
/ɒs/
noun (pl) ossa (ˈɒsə)
1.
(anatomy) the technical name for bone
/ɒs/
noun (pl) ora (ˈɔːrə)
1.
(anatomy, zoology) a mouth or mouthlike part or opening
/əʊs/
noun (pl) osar (ˈəʊsɑː)
1.
another name for esker
Chemical symbol
1.
osmium
abbreviation
1.
Old School
2.
Old Style (method of reckoning dates)
3.
Ordinary Seaman
4.
(in Britain) Ordnance Survey
5.
outsize
6.
Old Saxon (language)

os 1 (ŏs)
n. pl. o·ra (ôr’ə)

os 2 (ŏs)
n. pl. os·sa (ŏs’ə)
Bone.

Os
The symbol for the element osmium.

OS abbr.
Latin oculus sinister (left eye)
Os
The symbol for osmium.
Office of Space Science and Applications
osmium
1.
offscreen
2.
Old Saxon
3.
Old Style (calendar)
4.
operating system
5.
ordinary seaman
6.
out of stock

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