/os"keuhr/ , Trademark.
one of a group of statuettes awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion-picture production and performance. Cf. Academy Award .
[ allegedly named in 1931 by an employee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, after her uncle ]
/os"keuhr/ , n.
1. a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
2. a male given name: from Old English words meaning "god" and "spear."
3. Mil. the NATO designation for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet attack submarine armed with 24 antiship cruise missiles.
/os"keuhr/ , n.
one of a series of small communications satellites, launched into polar orbit as piggyback passengers on U.S. launch vehicles, for unrestricted use by radio amateurs.
[ 1980-85; o ( rbiting ) s ( atellite ) c ( arrying ) a ( mateur ) r ( adio ) ]