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   ommastrephes
         n 1: extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms
               and large rhombic terminal fins

English Dictionary: one-eighth	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on-site adj taking place or located at the site; "on-site inspection" Antonym(s): off-site
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on-street adj at the sides of streets; "on-street parking is prohibited at rush hour" Antonym(s): off-street
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oncidium n any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants Synonym(s): oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oncidium papilio n orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium Synonym(s): Psychopsis papilio, Oncidium papilio
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oncidium papilio kramerianum n orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium Synonym(s): Psychopsis krameriana, Oncidium papilio kramerianum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one shot n a charge of ammunition for a single shot [syn: round, unit of ammunition, one shot]
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one-eighth n one part in eight equal parts Synonym(s): one-eighth, eighth
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one-quadrillionth n one part in a quadrillion equal parts [syn: {one- quadrillionth}, quadrillionth]
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one-seed adj having a single seed [syn: single-seeded, one-seeded, one-seed]
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one-seeded adj having a single seed [syn: single-seeded, one-seeded, one-seed]
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one-sided adj not reversible or capable of having either side out [syn: nonreversible, one-sided] Antonym(s): reversible, two- sided involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision" Synonym(s): unilateral, one-sided Antonym(s): many-sided, multilateral favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" Synonym(s): biased, colored, coloured, one-sided, slanted
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one-sidedly adv in a unilateral manner; by means of one part or party; "they worked out an agreement unilaterally" Synonym(s): unilaterally, one-sidedly Antonym(s): multilaterally
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one-step n an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot v dance the one-step
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one-way street n unilateral interaction; "cooperation cannot be a one-way street" a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction
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Oniscidae n a family of Isopoda Synonym(s): Oniscidae, family Oniscidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onset n the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia" Synonym(s): onset, oncoming (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" Synonym(s): attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onside adj not offside; being within the prescribed area of play Antonym(s): offside, offsides
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onstage adv on the stage; "it was time for her to go onstage" [ant: offstage] adj situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience Antonym(s): offstage
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Oomycetes n nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists Synonym(s): Oomycetes, class Oomycetes
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Owen Wister n United States writer (1860-1938) [syn: Wister, {Owen Wister}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omegoid \O*me"goid\, a. [Omega + -oid.] Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega ([OMEGA]).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squid \Squid\, n. [Cf. {Squirt}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of {Loligo}, {Ommastrephes}, and related genera. See {Calamary}, {Decacerata}, {Dibranchiata}. Note: Some of these squids are very abundant on the Atlantic coast of North America, and are used in large quantities for bait, especially in the cod fishery. The most abundant of the American squids are the northern squid ({Ommastrephes illecebrosus}), ranging from Southern New England to Newfoundland, and the southern squid ({Loligo Pealii}), ranging from Virginia to Massachusetts. 2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. {Flying squid}, {Giant squid}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Flying}, and {Giant}. {Squid hound} (Zo[94]l.), the striped bass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm. --Farrow. {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to spring upon the guns and caissons when they change position. {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and {Camp}. {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The word is generally applied only to the straight bar with supporting arch. {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence: {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking. {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo. {Flying dragon}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6. (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}. {Flying Dutchman}. (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail the seas till the day of judgment. (b) A spectral ship. {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the Vocabulary. {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo. {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make very long leaps. {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying fish, but not for so great a distance. Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is {Cephalacanthus volitans}. {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing jib, on the flying-jib boom. {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom. {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine weather. {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}. {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over the course of a projected road, canal, etc. {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6. {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia. Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. -- {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. -- {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. -- {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes, [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. -- {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while the vessels are under way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omostegite \Omos"tegite\, n. [Omo- + Gr. [?] a roof.] (Zo[94]l.) The part of the carapace of a crustacean situated behind the cervical groove.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omosternal \O`mo*ster"nal\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the omosternum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omosternum \O`mo*ster"num\, n. [Omo- + sternum.] (Anat.) (a) The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many batrachians and is usually tipped with cartilage. (b) In many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
On \On\, prep. [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D. aan, OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel. [be], Sw. [aring], Goth. ana, Russ. na, L. an-, in anhelare to pant, Gr. 'ana`, Zend ana. [root]195. Cf. {A-}, 1, {Ana-}, {Anon}.] The general signification of on is situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support beneath; as: 1. At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which stands on the floor of a house on an island. I stood on the bridge at midnight. --Longfellow. 2. To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of another; as, rain falls on the earth. Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken. --Matt. xxi. 44. 3. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence, figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an impression on the mind. 4. At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the American coast. 5. In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought. --Shak. 6. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse. 7. At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain from labor. See {At} (synonym). 8. At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded. 9. Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as, have pity or compassion on him. 10. At the peril of, or for the safety of. [bd]Hence, on thy life.[b8] --Dryden. 11. By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor. 12. To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all the blame; a curse on him. His blood be on us and on our children. --Matt. xxvii. 25. 13. In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect punctuality; a satire on society. 14. Of. [Obs.] [bd]Be not jealous on me.[b8] --Shak. Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner? --Shak. Note: Instances of this usage are common in our older writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate speech. 15. Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three officers are on duty; on a journey. 16. In the service of; connected with; of the number of; as, he is on a newspaper; on a committee. Note: On and upon are in general interchangeable. In some applications upon is more euphonious, and is therefore to be preferred; but in most cases on is preferable. {On a bowline}. (Naut.) Same as {Closehauled}. {On a wind}, [or] {On the wind} (Naut.), sailing closehauled. {On a sudden}. See under {Sudden}. {On board}, {On draught}, {On fire}, etc. See under {Board}, {Draught}, {Fire}, etc. {On it}, {On't}, of it. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Shak. {On shore}, on land; to the shore. {On the road}, {On the way}, {On the wing}, etc. See under {Road}, {Way}, etc. {On to}, upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one word, onto, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be regarded in analogy with into. They have added the -en plural form on to an elder plural. --Earle. We see the strength of the new movement in the new class of ecclesiastics whom it forced on to the stage. --J. R. Green.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sudden \Sud"den\, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! --Milton. He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suddenty \Sud"den*ty\, n. [Cf. F. soudainet[82].] Suddenness; a sudden. [Scot.] {On a suddenty}, on a sudden. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Height \Height\, n. [Written also {hight}.] [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he[a0]h[?]u, fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h[94]jd, Dan. h[94]ide, Icel. h[91][?], Goth. hauhipa. See {High}.] 1. The condition of being high; elevated position. Behold the height of the stars, how high they are! --Job xxii. 12. 2. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of animal, especially of a man; stature. --Bacon. [Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. --1 Sam. xvii. 4. 3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.] Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as Peru to the south. --Abp. Abbot. 4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights. --Dryden. 5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; pre[89]minence or distinction in society; prominence. Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts. --R. Browning. All would in his power hold, all make his subjects. --Chapman. 6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree. Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion. --Addison. 7. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest. My grief was at the height before thou camest. --Shak. {On height}, aloud. [Obs.] [He] spake these same words, all on hight. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Girdler \Gir"dler\, n. 1. One who girdles. 2. A maker of girdles. 3. (Zo[94]l.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larv[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oncotomy \Oncot"omy\ ([ocr][nsm]"k[ocr]t[osl]m[ycr]), n. [Gr. 'o`gkos bulk, mass + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. oncotomie.] (Surg.) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument. [Written also {onkotomy}.] --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Staff \Staff\, n.; pl. {Staves} ([?] [or] [?]; 277) or {Staffs}in senses 1-9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[91]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element, rudiment, Skr. sth[be]pay to cause to stand, to place. See {Stand}, and cf. {Stab}, {Stave}, n.] 1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or pike. And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar to bear it withal. --Ex. xxxviii. 7. With forks and staves the felon to pursue. --Dryden. 2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds. [bd]Hooked staves.[b8] --Piers Plowman. The boy was the very staff of my age. --Shak. He spoke of it [beer] in [bd]The Earnest Cry,[b8] and likewise in the [bd]Scotch Drink,[b8] as one of the staffs of life which had been struck from the poor man's hand. --Prof. Wilson. 3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff. Methought this staff, mine office badge in court, Was broke in twain. --Shak. All his officers brake their staves; but at their return new staves were delivered unto them. --Hayward. 4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed. 5. The round of a ladder. [R.] I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and thirty-nine staves. --Dr. J. Campbell (E. Brown's Travels). 6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave. Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. --Dryden. 7. (Mus.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; -- formerly called stave. 8. (Mech.) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch. 9. (Surg.) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder. 10. [From {Staff}, 3, a badge of office.] (Mil.) An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See {[90]tat Major}. 11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff of a newspaper. {Jacob's staff} (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used, instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass. {Staff angle} (Arch.), a square rod of wood standing flush with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles of plastering, to prevent their being damaged. {The staff of life}, bread. [bd]Bread is the staff of life.[b8] --Swift. {Staff tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Celastrus}, mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The American species ({C. scandens}) is commonly called {bittersweet}. See 2d {Bittersweet}, 3 (b) . {To set}, [or] {To put}, {up, [or] down}, {one's staff}, to take up one's residence; to lodge. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
One-sided \One`-sid"ed\, a. 1. Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement. [bd]Unguarded and one-sided language.[b8] --T. Arnold. 2. (Bot.) Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers. -- {One`-sid"ed-ly}, adv. -- {One`-sid"ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
One-sided \One`-sid"ed\, a. 1. Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement. [bd]Unguarded and one-sided language.[b8] --T. Arnold. 2. (Bot.) Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers. -- {One`-sid"ed-ly}, adv. -- {One`-sid"ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
One-sided \One`-sid"ed\, a. 1. Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement. [bd]Unguarded and one-sided language.[b8] --T. Arnold. 2. (Bot.) Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers. -- {One`-sid"ed-ly}, adv. -- {One`-sid"ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oncotomy \Oncot"omy\ ([ocr][nsm]"k[ocr]t[osl]m[ycr]), n. [Gr. 'o`gkos bulk, mass + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. oncotomie.] (Surg.) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument. [Written also {onkotomy}.] --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onset \On"set`\, n. [On + set.] 1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. --Milton. The onset and retire Of both your armies. --Shak. Who on that day the word of onset gave. --Wordsworth. 2. A setting about; a beginning. [Obs.] --Shak. There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things. --Bacon. 3. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage. [Obs.] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onset \On"set`\, v. t. 1. To assault; to set upon. [Obs.] 2. To set about; to begin. [Obs.] --Carew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onstead \On"stead\, n. [Possibly a corruption of homestead.] A single farmhouse; a steading. [Prov.Eng. & Scot.] --Grose. Jamieson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steading \Stead"ing\, n. The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onstead \On"stead\, n. [Possibly a corruption of homestead.] A single farmhouse; a steading. [Prov.Eng. & Scot.] --Grose. Jamieson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steading \Stead"ing\, n. The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Onchiota, NY Zip code(s): 12968
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Onset, MA (CDP, FIPS 51160) Location: 41.74758 N, 70.66758 W Population (1990): 1461 (1189 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02532
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Onsted, MI (village, FIPS 60840) Location: 42.00760 N, 84.19020 W Population (1990): 801 (310 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49265
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Omega test The Omega test is a system written by William Pugh and others for performing symbolic manipulations of {conjunction}s of {linear constraint}s over integer variables. The Omega test dependence analyser is a system built on top of the Omega test to analyse {array} data dependences. Version 3.2.2 includes a fortran to tiny translator, a Tiny interpreter(?) and analysis tools. {(ftp://ftp.cs.umd.edu/pub/omega)}. E-mail: . (1992-11-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OMNICODE Thompson, 1956. Ran on IBM 650. [Sammet 1969, p. 5].