beta
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: bēʹtə
ipa: /ˈbiːtə/
enpr: bāʹtə
ipa: /ˈbeɪtə/
ipa: [ˈbeɪɾə]
note: Indic
enpr: bēʹtä
note: Indic
enpr: bāʹtä
ipa: /ˈbiʈɑ/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈbeʈɑ/
note: Indic
enpr: bĕʹtə
ipa: /ˈbɛtə/
rhymes: -iːtə
rhymes: -eɪtə
rhymes: (Philippines) -ɛtə
homophone: beater (UK, non-rhotic)
homophone: baiter (US, non-rhotic)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta). Doublet of beth.
Senses: glosses: Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
glosses: Designates the second in an order of precedence.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.
qualifier: object or action
glosses: Associated with the beta male/female archetype.
raw_tags: of a person
Derived terms: sense: terms derived from beta (adjective)
word: beta amino acid
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word: beta-amino acid
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word: beta barrel
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word: beta-barrel
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word: beta blocker
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word: beta-blocker
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word: Betacam
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word: beta carbon nitride
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word: beta-carotene
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word: beta carotene
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word: beta cell
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word: beta coefficient
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word: beta decay
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word: beta emitter
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word: beta form 1-3
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word: beta globin
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word: beta globulin
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word: beta-glucan
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word: beta-glucosidase
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word: beta helix
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word: beta lactam
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word: beta-lactam
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word: betalike
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word: Betamax
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word: beta oxidation
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word: beta-oxidation
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word: beta particle
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word: β-particle
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word: beta-peptide
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word: beta radiation
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word: beta ray
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word: β-ray
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word: beta reader
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word: beta receptor
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word: beta sheet
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word: beta strand
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word: beta version
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word: beta wave