rho

¹

[ roh ]

noun

, plural rhos.

1. the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Rho.

²

or Rhod

abbreviation for

1. Rhodesia.

rho

/ rəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rho¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Greek rhô

Example Sentences

Pions don’t possess spin, but rho mesons do, so they must contribute to the overall spin of the proton in a way Alberg and Miller hope to determine.

From Quanta Magazine

RHO now has a roster of international clients and fifty employees.

From The Daily Beast

Peace was agreed upon, and Demetrius retreated, giving up to the Rho´di-ans all the mighty war engines he had brought with him.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

For example, what business has the letter rho in the word katoptron, or the letter sigma in the word sphigx?

From Project Gutenberg

We can understand one another, although the letter rho accent is not equivalent to the letter s: why is this?

From Project Gutenberg

I think that Donaldson and Mone are unquestionably wrong in making the name of this river Rho-dan-us, from a word dan, water.

From Project Gutenberg