β
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Β, from the Phoenician letter 𐤁, beth.
[edit] Symbol
β
- Lower-case beta, the second letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was βῆτα and it represented the voiced bilabial plosive: IPA: /b/. It is preceded by α and followed by γ.
- Lower-case beta, the second letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is βήτα and it represents the voiced labiodental fricative: IPA: /v/. It is preceded by α and followed by γ.
- A symbol of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), representing a voiced bilabial fricative.
- (chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to refer to the second of several isomers, positions or variations.
- β-carotene is the most well-known isomer of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C40H56.
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See also beta
[edit] See also
beta

