beta

See also Beta, betta, and Betta

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← alpha		→ gamma
Β β Ancient Greek: βῆτα
Wikipedia article on beta

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bēta)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbiːtə/, SAMPA: /"bi:t@/
• (US) enPR: bāʹtə, IPA: /ˈbeɪtə/, SAMPA: /"beIt@/
• Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə

Adjective

beta (not generally comparable; )

1. Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
2. Designates the second in an order of precedence.
3. (computing) Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.

Derived terms

terms derived from beta (adjective)

β-particle β-ray alphabet beta form 1-3 beta blocker beta coefficient beta decay

beta emitter betalike beta particle beta ray beta reader beta version Betamax betatron

Translations

beta

Finnish: beeta (fi) Greek: βήτα (el) (víta) n. Interlingua: beta (ia) Japanese: ベータ (ja) (bēta) Korean: 베타 (ko) (beta)

Portuguese: beta (pt) m. Russian: бета (ru) (bɛ́ta) f. Swedish: beta (sv) Vietnamese: bêta (vi)

Noun

beta (plural betas)

1. The name of the second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β,  β), preceded by alpha (Α,  α) and followed by gamma, (Γ,  γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.
2. Used in marking scheme: α, β, γ or α+, α, α-, β etc.
3. (finance) Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
4. (computing) The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
5. (computing) A computer program in such phase; a preliminary version.
6. (climbing) Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.
7. (physics) A beta particle or beta ray.
8. A beta fish, of the genus Betta.
9. A beta male.
   • 2010, "Citizen Renegade", Chinese Women Toughest Girls To Game?:

     The Chinese, being the massively Special K-selected race that they are, are likely the world’s preeminent, badassiest provider betas.

Translations

letter of the Greek alphabet

Arabic: بيتا (ar) (beta, biitaa) f. Catalan: beta (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 貝塔 (zh), 贝塔 (zh) (bèitǎ) Dutch: bèta (nl) f. and m. Finnish: beeta (fi) French: bêta (fr) m. Greek: βήτα (el) (víta) n. Ancient: βῆτα (bēta) f. Interlingua: beta (ia)

Italian: beta (it) f. Japanese: ベータ (ja) (bēta) Korean: 베타 (ko) (beta) Latin: bēta (la) n. Portuguese: beta (pt) m. Russian: бета (ru) (bɛ́ta) f. Swedish: beta (sv) Turkish: beta (tr) Vietnamese: bêta (vi)

Verb

beta (third-person singular simple present betas, present participle betaing, simple past and past participle betaed)

1. (computing) To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
2. (chiefly Internet) To proofread a text, especially fan fiction.
   • 1999, sqira a., in alt.tv.x-files.creative [1]

     My thanks to Heather; who read it and betaed it. Thank you.

   • 2000, Elizabeth Durack, quoted in Angelina I. Karpovich, “The Audience as Editor: The Role of Beta Readers in Online Fan Fiction Communities” (essay), in Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse (editors), Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet, McFarland (2006), ISBN 9780786426409, page 180,

     Beta’ing is time-consuming, so asking a lot of people to give you a detailed analysis isn’t the most polite thing to do.

   • 2002, Jane Davitt, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative [2]

     The next part is written and beta'd (thanks, Jen!), ready to go but <shuffles feet> I haven't even started what should be the final part yet.

   • 2002, Karmen Ghia, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated [3]

     I had the honor of betaing this story and as I was doing the first read through I had the odd, but lovely, experience when a story suspends the reader in its own rhythm and flow, its own reality.

Anagrams

• abet
• bate
• beat

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Ambonese Malay

Pronoun

beta

1. I first-person singular pronoun

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Noun

beta f. (plural betes)

1. Beta; the Greek letter Β (lowercase β).

Etymology 2

From Occitan beta

Noun

beta f. (plural betes)

1. boat; specifically a small, flat-bottom boat common to the coasts of Provence and Languedoc.

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Czech

Noun

beta n.

1. beta (Greek letter)

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Italian

Noun

Wikipedia ^it

beta f. inv.

1. beta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

beta f. (plural bete)

1. beet (plant of the genus Beta)
2. (computing) beta (software version)

Anagrams

• beat

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Latin

Noun

bēta (genitive bētae); f, first declension

1. A beet.

Noun

bēta (indeclinable); n.

1. The Greek letter beta.

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Malay

Pronoun

beta

1. I, me (exclusive use in royalty,subject is either king or queen)

See also

• aku
• saya

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bêta/
• Hyphenation: be‧ta

Noun

bȅta f. (Cyrillic spelling бе̏та)

1. beta, the Greek letter, Β, β

Declension

    declension of beta

	singular	plural
nominative	beta	bete
genitive	bete	beta
dative	beti	betama
accusative	betu	bete
vocative	beto	bete
locative	beti	betama
instrumental	betom	betama

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Spanish

Noun

beta f. (plural betas)

1. beta; the Greek letter Β, β

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Swedish

Noun

beta n. and c.

1. beta; the Greek letter Β, β
2. beetroot
3. (computing) a beta version of a program
4. (slang) short for minnesbeta

Declension

Declension of beta 1

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beta	betat	beta	betan
genitive	betas	betats	betas	betans

Declension of beta 2-4

	singular		plural
c	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beta	betan	betor	betorna
genitive	betas	betans	betors	betornas

Verb

beta

1. to graze; to eat grass; to feed on growing herbage.
2. to test software prior to release.

Conjugation

Conjugation of beta

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	beta	betas
Present tense	betar	betas
Past tense	betade	betades
Supine	betat	betats
Imperative	beta	—
Present participle	betande
Past participle	betad

See also

• beta av
• bete