omar
Syllables: O·mar/ˈəʊmɑː/US/ˈoʊmɑɹ/
omar noun: a glacial erratic piece of (typically smooth) dark siliceous greywacke that exhibits a hemispherical pit or hole (as a result of selective dissolution of carbonate concretions within the greywacke), originating in the Omarolluk Formation and carried by glaciers throughout Canada and the United States.
Noun
omar (plural omars)
- A glacial erratic piece of (typically smooth) dark siliceous greywacke that exhibits a hemispherical pit or hole (as a result of selective dissolution of carbonate concretions within the greywacke), originating in the Omarolluk Formation and carried by glaciers throughout Canada and the United States.
- […] Omarolluk Formation of the Belcher Islands and mapped their distribution (mostly for those erratics showing concretions or concretion pits) in Ontario and western Canada. The omars are widespread in northern Ontario and have been [...]1991, Current Research, page 137
- […] Omarolluk Formation , which outcrops throughout the eastern part of Hudson Bay. These "dark erratics" or "omars", have been used extensively as indicators of ice flow direction. Omars are common throughout the deposits of the [...]1997, Arkansas Archeological Survey Research Series, page 26
Proper noun capitalized: Omar
Omar
- Omar bin al-Khattab, second Sunni Islamic caliph and a companion of Muhammad
- A male given name from Arabic.
- Investigators probing gunman Omar Mateen’s massacre at least 49 people at a popular gay nightclub in Florida are trying to determine whether terrorism, homophobia or both pushed him over the edge.2016 June 12, Pete Williams, Tracy Connor, Erik Ortiz and Stephanie Gosk, “Gunman Omar Mateen Described as Belligerent, Racist and 'Toxic'”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025
omar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
omar in Hindi
- उमर, ओमर, ओमार
omar in Tamil
- ஓமர், ஒமர்
omar in Marathi
- ओमर, ओमार
omar in Urdu
- اومار
More languagesFewer languages
- omar in Bengali
- ওমর, ওমার
- omar in Telugu
- ఓమర్, ఒమర్, ఓమార్
- omar in Malayalam
- ഒമാർ, ഒമർ, ഓമർ
- omar in Kannada
- ಓಮರ್, ಒಮರ್, ಓಮಾರ್
- omar in Punjabi
- ਓਮਰ, ਓਮਾਰ
- omar in Gujarati
- ઓમર, ઓમાર
- omar in Odia
- ଓମର୍, ଓମର, ଓମାର୍
- omar in Nepali
- ओमर, उमर, ओमार
Examples of omar in a sentence
- [...] Omarolluk Formation serves to distinguish omars from wacke clasts derived [...] an omar dispersal "limit" in Northern Ontario is difficult to reconcile [...]2000, Géographie Physique et Quaternaire, volume 54, page 268:
- [...] an omar, a distinctive kind of graywacke - dark gray, fine-grained sandstone with concretions of calcium carbonate.2005, Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, volume 68, page 24:
- Omarolluk Formation clasts ('omars') from the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay, Canada (Prest, 1990).2017, John Menzies, Jaap van der Meer, Past Glacial Environments, page 700:
Forms of omar
| plural | omars |
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Origin of omar
From the Proterozoic Omarolluk Formation in the Hudson Bay, where they originated.
From Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar). Doublet of Umar.
Words that rhyme with omar
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- water bar
- char
- tar
- var
- AAR
- bazaar
- caviar
- lodestar
- Mullingar
- Myanmar
- scar
- ajar
- arr
- barre
- boudoir
- cigar
- cymar
- czar
- disbar
- gar
- guitar
- haar
- instar
- lar
- Loire
- noir
- NPR
- schwar
- their
- tl;dr
- tsar
- TTR
- upbar
- USSR
- yar
- -dar
- AGR
- alcazar
- armoire
- au revoir
- bahar
- baignoire
- Bashar
- beaux-arts
- beer bar
- Berger Picard
- Bihar
- bête noire
Questions about omar
- What does omar mean?
- Omar means a glacial erratic piece of (typically smooth) dark siliceous greywacke that exhibits a hemispherical pit or hole (as a result of selective dissolution of carbonate concretions within the greywacke), originating in the Omarolluk Formation and carried by glaciers throughout Canada and the United States.
- What is omar in Hindi?
- Omar in Hindi is उमर, ओमर, ओमार. See Omar meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use omar in a sentence?
- [...] Omarolluk Formation serves to distinguish omars from wacke clasts derived [...] an omar dispersal "limit" in Northern Ontario is difficult to reconcile [...]
- What part of speech is omar?
- Omar can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce omar?
- Omar is pronounced /ˈəʊmɑː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of omar?
- The plural of omar is omars.
Words near omar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: omar (page history and authors); Omar (page history and authors); omar (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); omar (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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