Rho.

¹ American  

Or Rhod

abbreviation

1. Rhodesia.

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rho ² American  

[roh] / roʊ /

noun

plural

rhos

1. the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).

2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

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rho British  

/ rəʊ /

noun

1. the 17th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ρ, ρ), a consonant transliterated as r or rh

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Etymology

Origin of rho

1350–1400; Middle English < Greek rhô

Example Sentences

Hits are coloured based on Ks divergence, with purple blocks corresponding to 1:1 orthologous regions and other colours corresponding to retained genes from the rho and sigma WGDs.

From Nature

After nagging one of his fellow patrons to borrow a diamond-encrusted snuff box, the owner succumbed, but not before scribbling in its lid the Greek letters phi and rho, or "Fie, Rowe!"

From BBC

The original Greek included a variant form of "rho" which could not be duplicated.

From Project Gutenberg

He also became mingled with early Christian ideas; and the lock of hair of Horus attached to the cross originated the chi rho monogram of Christ.

From Project Gutenberg

It ran: O, pi, rho, bandy-legged Joe, Turnip and carrots wherever you go.

From Project Gutenberg