Translingual[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
β
- (IPA) voiced bilabial fricative or, occasionally, approximant.
- (superscript) [β]-fricated release of a plosive, sometimes implying an affricate; [β]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [β].
- Specifically, on a vowel letter: a compressed vowel.
- (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.
- (topology) Stone–Čech compactification
- (physics) beta ray, beta particle, beta radiation
- (relativity) speed parameter,

Derivations[edit]
- (IPA) ⟨β̞⟩ (specifically an approximant)
See also[edit]
Albanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /v(ə)/
β (v) (upper case Β, lower case β)
- The 2nd letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (Greek script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γj γj, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, J j, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Β, from the Phoenician letter 𐤁, beth.
β • (b) (lowercase, uppercase Β)
- Lower-case beta (βῆτα), the second letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiced bilabial plosive: /b/ and later the voiced labiodental fricative /v/. It is preceded by α and followed by γ.
Derived terms[edit]
See also beta
See also[edit]
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ﹔
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
β • (v) (lowercase, uppercase Β)
- Lower-case beta (βήτα), the second letter of the modern Greek alphabet. It represents the voiced labiodental fricative: /v/. It is preceded by α and followed by γ.
Derived terms[edit]
- β' (v', “two, 2”)
- ,β (,v, “two thousand, 2,000”)
See also[edit]
- Appendix:Greek alphabet
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ﹔
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨