Omber, Ombre Om"ber, Om"bre noun [ French
hombre , from Spanish
hombre , lit., a man, from Latin
homo . See
Human .]
A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons. Pope. When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free,
And, joined to two, he fails not to make three.
Young.
Ombre Om"bre noun [ French, of uncertain origin.]
(Zoology) A large Mediterranean food fish ( Umbrina cirrhosa ): -- called also umbra , and umbrine .
Ombrometer Om·brom"e·ter noun [ Greek ... rain +
-meter : confer French
ombrométre .]
(Meteorol.) An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain gauge.
Omega O·me"ga noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., i.e., the great or long o. Confer
Mickle .]
1. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha . 2. The last; the end; hence, death. " Omega ! thou art Lord," they said.
Tennyson. Alpha and Omega ,
the beginning and the ending; hence, the chief, the whole. Reintransitive verb 8. The alpha and omega of science.
Sir J. Herschel.
Omegoid O·me"goid adjective [
Omega +
- oid .]
Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega (Ω).
Omelet Om"e·let noun [ French
omelette , Old French
amelette ,
alumete ,
alumelle , perhaps from Latin
lamella . Confer
Lamella .]
Eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan; as, a plain omelet .
Omen O"men noun [ Latin
omen , the original form being
osmen , according to Varro.]
An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury. Bid go with evil omen , and the brand
Of infamy upon my name.
Milton.
Omen O"men transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Omened ;
present participle & verbal noun Omening .]
To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise. The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents.
Sir W. Scott.
Omened O"mened adjective Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy- omened day.
Omental O·men"tal adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.
Omentum O·men"tum noun ;
plural Omenta . [ Latin ]
(Anat.) A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploön. » The
great , or
gastrocolic ,
omentum forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The
lesser , or
gastrohepatic ,
omentum connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The
gastrosplenic omentum , or
ligament , connects the stomach and spleen.
Omer O"mer noun [ Confer
Homer .]
A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. See Ephah . Ex. xvi. 36.
Omicron O·mi"cron noun [ Written also
omikron .] [ New Latin , from Greek Ο ο. See
Micro- .]
Lit., the little, or short, O, o; the fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Omiletical Om`i·let"ic·al adjective Homiletical. [ Obsolete]
Ominate Om"i·nate transitive verb & i. [ Latin
ominatus , past participle of
ominari to presage, from
omen .]
To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken. [ Obsolete]
Dr. H. More.
Omination Om`i·na"tion noun [ Latin
ominatio .]
The act of ominating; presaging. [ Obsolete]
Fuller.
Ominous Om"i·nous adjective [ Latin
ominosus , from
omen . See
Omen .]
Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread. He had a good ominous name to have made a peace.
Bacon. In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a heart was accounted ominous .
South. --
Om"i*nous*ly ,
adverb --
Om"i*nous*ness ,
noun
Omissible O·mis"si·ble adjective Capable of being omitted; that may be omitted.
Omission O·mis"sion noun [ Latin
omissio : confer French
omission . See
Omit .]
1. The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty. The most natural division of all offenses is into those of omission and those of commission.
Addison. 2. That which is omitted or is left undone.
Omissive O·mis"sive adjective [ See
Omit .]
Leaving out; omitting. Bp. Hall. --
O*mis"sive*ly ,
adverb
Omit O·mit" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Omitted ;
present participle & verbal noun Omitting .] [ Latin
omittere ,
omissum ;
ob (see
Ob- +
mittere to cause to go, let go, send. See
Mission .]
1. To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop. These personal comparisons I omit .
Bacon. 2. To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect. Her father omitted nothing in her education that might make her the most accomplished woman of her age.
Addison.
Omittance O·mit"tance noun The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect. Shak.
Omitter O·mit"ter noun One who omits. Fuller.
Ommateal Om`ma·te"al adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to an ommateum.
Ommateum Om`ma·te"um noun ;
plural Ommatea . [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., the eye.]
(Zoology) A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.
Ommatidium Om`ma·tid"i·um noun ;
plural Ommatidia . [ New Latin , dim. of Greek ..., ..., the eye.]
(Zoology) One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates.
Omni- Om"ni- [ Latin omnis all.] A combining form denoting all , every , everywhere ; as in omni potent, all-powerful; omni present.
Omnibus Om"ni·bus noun [ Latin , for all, dat. plural from
omnis all. Confer
Bus .]
1. A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances. 2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts. Omnibus bill , a legislative bill which provides for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations. [ Parliamentary Cant, U.S.] --
Omnibus box ,
a large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having communication with it. [ Eng.]
Thackeray.
Omnicorporeal Om`ni·cor·po"re·al adjective [
Omni- +
corporeal .]
Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance. [ R.]
Cudworth.
Omniety Om·ni"e·ty noun That which is all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the Deity. [ R.]
Omniety formed nullity into an essence.
Sir T. Browne.
Omnifarious Om`ni·fa"ri·ous adjective [ Latin
omnifarius ;
omnis all +
-farius . Confer
Bifarious .]
Of all varieties, forms, or kinds. "
Omnifarious learning."
Coleridge.
Omniferous Om·nif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
omnifer ;
omnis all +
ferre to bear.]
All- bearing; producing all kinds.
Omnific Om·nif"ic adjective [
Omni- + Latin
-ficare (in comp.) to make.]
All-creating. "The
omnific word."
Milton.
Omniform Om"ni·form adjective [ Latin
omniformis ;
omnis all +
forma form: confer French
omniforme .]
Having every form or shape. Berkeley.
Omniformity Om`ni·for"mi·ty noun The condition or quality of having every form. Dr. H. More.
Omnify Om"ni·fy transitive verb [
Omni- +
-fy .]
To render universal; to enlarge. [ R.]
Omnify the disputed point into a transcendent, and you may defy the opponent to lay hold of it.
Coleridge.
Omnigenous Om·nig"e·nous adjective [ Latin
omniqenus ;
omnis all +
genus kind.]
Consisting of all kinds. [ R.]
Omnigraph Om"ni·graph noun [
Omni- +
-graph .]
A pantograph. [ R.]
Omniparient Om`ni·pa"ri·ent adjective [ Latin
omniparens all-producing;
omnis all +
parere to bring forth.]
Producing or bringing forth all things; all- producing. [ R.]
Omniparity Om`ni·par"i·ty noun [
Omni- +
-parity .]
Equality in every part; general equality.
Omniparous Om·nip"a·rous adjective [ See
Omniparient .]
Producing all things; omniparient.
Omnipatient Om`ni·pa"tient adjective [
Omni- +
patient .]
Capable of enduring all things. [ R.]
Carlyle.
Omnipercipience, Omnipercipiency Om`ni·per·cip"i·ence, Om`ni·per·cip"i·en·cy noun Perception of everything.
Omnipercipient Om`ni·per·cip"i·ent adjective [
Omni- +
percipient .]
Perceiving everything. Dr. H. More.
Omnipotence, Omnipotency Om·nip"o·tence, Om·nip"o·ten·cy noun [ Latin
omnipotentia : confer French
omnipotence .]
1. The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the Deity. Will Omnipotence neglect to save
The suffering virtue of the wise and brave?
Pope. 2. Unlimited power of a particular kind; as, love's omnipotence . Denham.
Omnipotent Om·nip"o·tent adjective [ French, from Latin
omnipotens ,
-entis ;
omnis all +
potens powerful, potent. See
Potent .]
1. Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be omnipotent . God's will and pleasure and his omnipotent power.
Sir T. More. 2. Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as, omnipotent love. Shak. The Omnipotent, The Almighty; God.
Milton.
Omnipotently Om·nip"o·tent·ly adverb In an omnipotent manner.
Omnipresence Om`ni·pres"ence noun [ Confer French
omniprésence .]
Presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or universal presence; ubiquity. His omnipresence fills
Land, sea, and air, and every kind that lives.
Milton.
Omnipresency Om`ni·pres"en·cy noun Omnipresence. [ Obsolete]
Omnipresent Om`ni·pres"ent adjective [
Omni- +
present : confer French
omniprésent .]
Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the omnipresent Jehovah. Prior.
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