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Translingual
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (IPA): ꞵ
Pronunciation
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Symbol
[edit]β
- (IPA) a voiced bilabial fricative or, occasionally, approximant.
- (superscript ⟨ᵝ⟩, IPA) [β]-fricated release of a plosive (e.g. [bᵝ], sometimes implying an affricate [b͜β]); [β]-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [β].
- Specifically, on a vowel letter: a compressed vowel, e.g. Swedish /ʏᵝː/.
- On a Shona consonant: a whistled sibilant /z̤ᵝ/.
- (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
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[edit]Albanian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]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, Γϳ γϳ, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ϳ ϳ, 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.
Letter
[edit]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) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Greek
[edit]Letter
[edit]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
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