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beta

28 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) beta (noun)
  2. 2) beta (adjective)
  3. beta-adrenergic (adjective)
  4. beta-amyloid (noun)
  5. beta-blocker (noun)
  6. beta brass (noun)
  7. beta-carotene (noun)
  8. beta cell (noun)
  9. beta cellulose (noun)
  10. beta decay (noun)
  11. beta-endorphin (noun)
  12. beta gauge (noun)
  13. beta globulin (noun)
  14. beta-glucan (noun)
  15. beta interferon (noun)
  16. beta iron (noun)
  17. beta-lactamase (noun)
  18. beta-naphthyl (noun)
  19. beta-oxidation (noun)
  20. beta oxy naphthoic acid (noun)
  21. beta particle (noun)
  22. beta ray (noun)
  23. beta-receptor (noun)
  24. beta test (noun)
  25. beta-thalassemia (noun)
  26. beta wave (noun)
  27. interferon beta (noun)
  28. Phi Beta Kappa (noun)

1be·ta

noun \ˈbā-tə, chiefly British ˈbē-\

Definition of BETA

1
: the 2d letter of the Greek alphabet — see alphabet table
2
: beta particle
3
: a measure of the risk potential of a stock or an investment portfolio expressed as a ratio of the stock's or portfolio's volatility to the volatility of the market as a whole
4
: a nearly complete prototype of a product (as software) <released in beta> <the beta version>
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Examples of BETA

  1. a program that is currently in beta

Origin of BETA

Middle English betha, from Latin beta, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth beth
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Alphabet Terms

cuneiform, linear, minuscule, pictograph, rune, symbology, wedge

Rhymes with BETA

data, eta, theta, zeta

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