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beta

be·ta
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bey-tuh or, esp. British, bee-]
    • /ˈbeɪ tə or, esp. British, ˈbi-/
    • /ˈbiː.tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bey-tuh or, esp. British, bee-]
    • /ˈbeɪ tə or, esp. British, ˈbi-/

Definitions of beta word

  • noun beta the second letter in the Greek alphabet (Β, β), a consonant, transliterated as b 3
  • noun beta the second highest grade or mark, as in an examination 3
  • noun beta involving or relating to electrons 3
  • noun beta relating to one of two or more allotropes or crystal structures of a solid 3
  • noun beta relating to one of two or more isomeric forms of a chemical compound 3
  • noun beta a star in a constellation, usually the second brightest 3

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Parts of speech for Beta

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

beta popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for beta

adj beta

  • testing — the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
  • suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
  • dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
  • flaky — of or like flakes.
  • new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.

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