olo

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UK/ˈəʊləʊ/US/ˈoʊloʊ/

noun

A highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below

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Meanings

olo1

nounolo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below

Olo2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Siquijor, Siquijor, Philippines.

Origin

From the binary number 010 (but converting the digits 0 and 1 to the letters "o" and "l"), representing the activation of the middle-wavelength (m) cone cell type, colloquially known as the green cone cells, while not activating the short (s) blue cones or long (l) red cones.

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Cite this entry
APA

olo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olo

MLA

“olo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olo.

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