oy
1 Americaninterjection
noun
-
a grandchild.
-
Obsolete. a nephew or niece.
Etymology
Origin of oy1
Borrowed into English from Yiddish around 1890–95
Origin of oy2
1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots ) o ( o ), oy ( e ) < Scots Gaelic ogha; see O'
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Suppose the figure to be drawn to such a scale that OY is 5 feet in height, and OX 10 feet long.
From Steam Engines Machinery's Reference Series, Number 70 by Anonymous
If we now take the asymptotes OX and OY as oblique axes of co-ordinates, the lines OQ and QP will be the co-ordinates of P, and will satisfy the equation xy = const. = a�.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
Draw lines OX and OY at right angles as in Fig.
From Steam Engines Machinery's Reference Series, Number 70 by Anonymous
The dyad axis coincides with the ortho-axis OY, and the vertical axis OZ and the clino-axis OX lie in the plane of symmetry.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
In other words, distances measured along OY represent prices, and distances measured along OX represent quantities of the commodity, or service, or whatever it may be.
From Supply and Demand by Henderson, Hubert D.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
