"beta" meaning in English

See beta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbiːtə/ [UK], /ˈbeɪtə/ [US], /ˈbɛtə/ [Philippines] Audio: En-us-beta.ogg
enPR: bēʹtə [UK], bāʹtə [US], bĕʹtə [Philippines] Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə, (Philippines) -ɛtə Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta). Doublet of beth. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|βῆτα}} Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), {{doublet|en|beth}} Doublet of beth Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} beta (not comparable)
  1. Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-beta-en-adj-enmV0IJD
  2. Designates the second in an order of precedence. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-beta-en-adj-jtlMqhTt Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 12 2 12 8 1 4 9 1 2 1 14 2 3 4 15 3 8 1
  3. (computing) Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-beta-en-adj-MoQCETzI Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (of a person, object or action) Associated with the beta male/female archetype. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-beta-en-adj-oT0Kj8Uf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 3 16 7 1 6 6 2 3 2 8 2 5 3 17 4 5 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 12 2 12 8 1 4 9 1 2 1 14 2 3 4 15 3 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 22 entries: 4 4 0 1 4 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 5 1 1 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 4 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 0 1 4 0 3 1 7 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 7 2 2 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 3 4 4 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 1 8 2 14 8 2 5 6 2 3 2 10 2 4 5 16 4 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 1 8 2 14 6 1 5 6 2 3 2 10 2 4 4 15 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 1 8 2 14 8 2 5 8 2 2 2 10 2 4 5 15 4 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 9 2 13 6 1 5 6 2 2 3 12 2 4 4 15 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 1 8 2 15 8 1 5 6 2 2 2 10 2 4 5 16 4 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 8 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 4 16 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 1 8 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 5 16 4 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 9 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 4 16 4 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 8 2 14 6 1 5 6 2 2 2 11 2 4 5 17 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 8 2 16 6 1 6 6 2 2 2 10 2 4 3 18 4 6 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (beta): бе́та (béta) (Bulgarian), bèta [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), beta (Esperanto), beeta (Finnish), bêta (French), ბეტა (beṭa) (Georgian), βήτα (víta) [neuter] (Greek), בֵּיתָא (béta) [feminine] (Hebrew), beta (Interlingua), beta (Italian), ベータ (bēta) (Japanese), 베타 (beta) (Korean), بتا (betâ) (Persian), beta [masculine] (Portuguese), бе́та (bɛ́ta) [feminine] (Russian), beta (Spanish), beta (Swedish), bêta (Vietnamese)
Derived forms: beta amino acid, beta-amino acid, beta barrel, beta-barrel, beta blocker, beta-blocker, Betacam, beta carbon nitride, beta-carotene, beta carotene, beta cell, beta coefficient, beta decay, beta emitter, beta form 1-3, beta globin, beta globulin, beta-glucan, beta-glucosidase, beta helix, beta lactam, beta-lactam, betalike, Betamax, beta oxidation, beta-oxidation, beta particle, β-particle, beta-peptide, beta radiation, beta ray, β-ray, beta reader, beta receptor, beta sheet, beta strand, beta version, beta wave Disambiguation of 'beta': 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːtə/ [UK], /ˈbeɪtə/ [US], /ˈbɛtə/ [Philippines] Audio: En-us-beta.ogg Forms: betas [plural]
enPR: bēʹtə [UK], bāʹtə [US], bĕʹtə [Philippines] Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə, (Philippines) -ɛtə Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta). Doublet of beth. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|βῆτα}} Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), {{doublet|en|beth}} Doublet of beth Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} beta (countable and uncountable, plural betas)
  1. 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. Wikidata QID: Q14382 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Greek letter names Translations (letter of the Greek alphabet): βῆτα (bêta) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), بِيتَا (betā) [feminine] (Arabic), بِيتَا (bītā) [feminine] (Arabic), beta [feminine] (Asturian), бе́та (béta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), beta [feminine] (Catalan), 啤打 (be¹ daa²) (Chinese Cantonese), 貝塔 (Chinese Mandarin), 贝塔 (bèitǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), beta (Czech), beta [neuter] (Danish), bèta [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), beto (Esperanto), beta [neuter] (Faroese), beeta (Finnish), bêta [masculine] (French), beta [masculine] (Galician), ბეტა (beṭa) (Georgian), βήτα (víta) [neuter] (Greek), בֵּיתָא (béta) [feminine] (Hebrew), béta (Hungarian), beta (Indonesian), beta (Interlingua), béite [feminine] (Irish), beta [feminine] (Italian), ベータ (bēta) (Japanese), 베타 (beta) (Korean), bēta [neuter] (Latin), beta (Malay), peta (Maori), بتا (betâ) (Persian), beta [feminine] (Polish), beta [masculine] (Portuguese), бе́та (bɛ́ta) [feminine] (Russian), beta [feminine, neuter] (Slovak), beta [feminine] (Spanish), beta (Swedish), beta (Tagalog), บีตา (bii-dtâa) (Thai), beta (Turkish), бе́та (béta) [feminine] (Ukrainian), bêta (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-en:Q14382 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 2 3 4 7 21 7 3 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 7 12 5 3 4 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 2 4 5 9 14 3 4 5 3 3 3 6 4 5 5 14 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 5 5 9 15 2 4 6 4 4 3 8 4 4 3 12 3 6 1 Disambiguation of 'letter of the Greek alphabet': 57 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 8 3
  2. (education, rare) An academic grade better than a gamma and worse than an alpha. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-Ki6IkTm0 Topics: education
  3. (finance) Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-QExD3mz~ Topics: business, finance
  4. (computing, video games)
    (uncountable) The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Video games
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-en:development_phase Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, video-games
  5. (computing, video games)
    (countable) Software in such a phase; a preliminary version.
    Tags: countable Categories (topical): Computing, Video games
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-RJnzi1bw Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, video-games
  6. (computing, video games)
    (proscribed, uncountable) Any kind of content from early development that was not used in the final product.
    Tags: proscribed, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Video games
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-1hslxY3S Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, video-games
  7. (climbing) Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-Rw7vOPjl Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  8. (physics) A beta particle or beta ray. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-q79V8tiK Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 12 2 12 8 1 4 9 1 2 1 14 2 3 4 15 3 8 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 1 8 2 14 6 1 5 6 2 3 2 10 2 4 4 15 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 1 8 2 14 8 2 5 8 2 2 2 10 2 4 5 15 4 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 9 2 13 6 1 5 6 2 2 3 12 2 4 4 15 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 1 8 2 15 8 1 5 6 2 2 2 10 2 4 5 16 4 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 8 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 4 16 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 1 8 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 5 16 4 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 9 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 4 16 4 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 8 2 14 6 1 5 6 2 2 2 11 2 4 5 17 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 8 2 16 6 1 6 6 2 2 2 10 2 4 3 18 4 6 1 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  9. (aviation) Sideslip angle. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Coordinate_terms (sideslip angle): alpha, gamma, theta
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-MF1qfthm Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'sideslip angle': 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 66 6 2 4 1
  10. (aviation) The range of engine power settings in which the blade pitch angle of a constant-speed propeller is controlled directly by the angle of the engine's throttle lever (rather than varying with engine torque and airspeed to maintain a constant propeller RPM), allowing the propeller to be disked to generate high drag and slow the aircraft quickly. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-o6egu~sN Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  11. Alternative spelling of betta (“fish in the genus Betta”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: betta (extra: fish in the genus Betta)
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-9ULO~IHx
  12. (slang, manosphere, masculism) Ellipsis of beta male, a man who is less competent or desirable than an alpha male. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: beta male (extra: a man who is less competent or desirable than an alpha male) Categories (topical): Omegaverse, Personality
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-VMLcRy1W Disambiguation of Omegaverse: 2 3 3 7 9 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 20 17 3 9 Disambiguation of Personality: 2 2 1 5 14 4 4 2 1 6 4 3 4 4 6 26 6 1 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 3 16 7 1 6 6 2 3 2 8 2 5 3 17 4 5 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 12 2 12 8 1 4 9 1 2 1 14 2 3 4 15 3 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 22 entries: 4 4 0 1 4 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 5 1 1 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 4 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 0 1 4 0 3 1 7 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 7 2 2 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 3 4 4 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 2 4 5 9 14 3 4 5 3 3 3 6 4 5 5 14 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 1 6 3 11 12 2 4 5 2 3 2 8 3 5 5 15 5 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 1 7 2 13 7 2 5 6 2 2 2 9 2 5 5 18 5 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 7 3 12 8 2 5 5 2 2 4 9 2 4 5 17 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 1 8 2 14 8 2 5 6 2 3 2 10 2 4 5 16 4 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 1 7 2 13 9 2 5 6 2 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 5 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 1 5 2 11 7 2 4 5 2 2 2 7 2 4 5 26 6 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 1 8 2 13 8 1 4 6 1 2 2 12 2 4 4 18 4 8 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 1 8 2 14 6 1 5 6 2 3 2 10 2 4 4 15 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 1 8 2 14 8 2 5 8 2 2 2 10 2 4 5 15 4 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 1 7 2 12 8 2 5 5 1 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 8 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 7 2 12 8 2 5 5 1 2 2 11 2 4 5 18 4 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 9 2 13 6 1 5 6 2 2 3 12 2 4 4 15 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 1 7 2 13 9 2 5 6 2 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 1 6 2 11 12 2 4 5 1 2 2 8 2 4 5 17 8 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 1 6 2 11 13 2 4 5 1 2 2 8 2 4 5 16 5 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 5 5 9 7 2 4 6 4 4 3 8 4 5 4 15 6 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 1 7 2 12 8 2 5 5 1 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 8 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 1 8 2 15 8 1 5 6 2 2 2 10 2 4 5 16 4 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 1 7 2 12 9 2 5 6 2 2 2 9 2 4 5 17 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 8 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 4 16 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 1 8 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 5 16 4 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 1 7 2 12 9 2 5 6 2 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 9 2 15 6 1 5 7 2 3 2 11 2 4 4 16 4 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 1 7 2 12 8 2 5 5 1 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 8 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 6 3 11 7 2 5 6 2 3 2 10 3 5 5 16 4 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 1 7 2 13 9 2 5 6 2 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 1 7 2 12 9 2 4 5 1 2 2 9 2 4 5 17 7 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 1 7 2 12 9 2 5 5 2 2 2 9 3 4 5 17 4 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 1 6 2 12 8 2 4 6 1 4 2 8 2 4 5 18 8 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 8 2 14 6 1 5 6 2 2 2 11 2 4 5 17 4 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 1 7 2 12 8 2 5 5 1 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 8 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 8 2 16 6 1 6 6 2 2 2 10 2 4 3 18 4 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 7 2 12 8 2 5 7 1 2 2 9 2 4 5 17 5 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 1 7 2 13 9 2 5 6 2 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 1 6 2 11 11 2 4 5 1 2 2 8 2 4 5 17 8 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 1 7 2 12 9 2 5 6 1 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 1 7 2 12 9 2 5 6 2 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 1 7 2 12 8 2 5 5 1 2 2 9 2 4 5 18 8 5 2 Topics: government, human-sciences, ideology, manosphere, philosophy, politics, sciences
  13. (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a secondary sex similar to normal humans, lacking the biological drives of alphas and omegas but generally capable of bonding and mating with either. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Omegaverse
    Sense id: en-beta-en-noun-saqAgufI Disambiguation of Omegaverse: 2 3 3 7 9 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 20 17 3 9 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: closed beta, open beta, paid beta, perpetual beta, public beta

Verb

IPA: /ˈbiːtə/ [UK], /ˈbeɪtə/ [US], /ˈbɛtə/ [Philippines] Audio: En-us-beta.ogg Forms: betas [present, singular, third-person], betaing [participle, present], betaed [participle, past], betaed [past]
enPR: bēʹtə [UK], bāʹtə [US], bĕʹtə [Philippines] Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə, (Philippines) -ɛtə Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta). Doublet of beth. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|βῆτα}} Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), {{doublet|en|beth}} Doublet of beth Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-beta-en-verb-kIgorglc Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (chiefly Internet) To beta-read a text. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-beta-en-verb-RGDHPQKf

Inflected forms

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      "word": "alpha-beta filter"
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      "word": "alphabetagamma"
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      "word": "alpha-beta pruning"
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      "word": "amyloid beta"
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      "word": "Becrux"
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      "word": "beta-antithrombin"
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      "word": "beta-beam"
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      "word": "beta blockade"
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      "word": "betacetylmethadol"
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      "word": "beta city"
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      "word": "beta-compactification"
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      "word": "beta female"
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      "word": "beta function"
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      "word": "beta iron"
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      "word": "betalight"
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      "word": "beta-lipoprotein"
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      "word": "beta male"
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      "word": "betameprodine"
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      "word": "betamethadol"
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      "word": "betamethasone"
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      "word": "betamimetic"
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      "word": "beta-naphthol"
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      "word": "beta orbiter"
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      "word": "beta-pleated sheet"
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      "word": "beta quartz"
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      "word": "beta reduce"
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      "word": "beta reduction"
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      "word": "beta-sitosterol"
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      "word": "betathromboglobulin"
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      "word": "labetalol"
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      "word": "machete beta"
    },
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      "word": "metallo-beta-lactamase"
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      "word": "New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1"
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      "word": "nonbeta"
    },
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      "word": "region-beta paradox"
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      "word": "metallo-beta-lactamase"
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          "text": "We will assume you got the .tgz version—later 2.x series versions such as 2.5.2 or 2.6.0 should be okay, provided they are production releases (not alphas, betas, or release candidates).",
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          "ref": "2006, Catherine Mann, Blaze of Glory, Harlequin, published 2006, →ISBN:",
          "text": "“I guess in your psychological language of alpha males and beta males, I would be firmly in the camp that prefers the more laid-back betas,” she took a deep breath, “like your father.”",
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          "ref": "2010, L. A. Banks, “Dog Tired (of the Drama!)”, in Kevin J. Anderson, editor, Blood Lite II: Overbite, Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 121:",
          "text": "“They want sexy, virile alpha males, yes? But that doesn't come with sensitive and loyal and all of that. That's a beta. A frickin' collie, Lola. […]",
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          "ref": "2010, Terry Spear, Wolf Fever, Sourcebooks Casablanca, published 2010, →ISBN, page 24:",
          "text": "She'd always had a thing for alpha males. Not that she had any intention of being bossed around, even if one had her best interests at heart. Her fascination with alphas was that they were a challenge. Betas didn't hold much of an appeal.",
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          "ref": "2018, Corey Pein, Live Work Work Work Die:",
          "text": "News of Harper-Mercer's murder spree, which killed ten, prompted speculation on neoreactionary forums that the long-awaited “beta uprising” of virginal shut-ins had begun. Not quite. But in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, a large audience of Americans finally saw the real beta uprising in the violent Nazi rally that shut the city down",
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          "ref": "2013, Kristina Busse, “Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse”, in Anne Jamison, editor, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, page 317:",
          "text": "Many A/B/O stories posit societies where biological imperatives divide people based on wolf pack hierarchies into sexual dominants (alphas), sexual submissives (omegas), and everyone else (betas).",
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        {
          "ref": "2017, Marianne Gunderson, \"What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction\", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 99",
          "text": "In ASD, the beta also functions as a contrast, as Yuri is assumed to be a beta before his first heat reveals his omega status."
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        {
          "ref": "2018, Laura Campillo Arnaiz, “When the Omega Empath Met the Alpha Doctor: An Analysis of Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics in the Hannibal Fandom”, in Ashton Spacey, editor, The Darker Side of Slash Fan Fiction, page 119:",
          "text": "Betas are usually second in command to the reigning alpha, and omegas belong to the lowest caste of the social hierarchy.",
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      "word": "beta barrel"
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      "word": "beta blocker"
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    {
      "word": "beta carbon nitride"
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    {
      "word": "beta-carotene"
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      "word": "beta carotene"
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      "word": "beta cell"
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      "word": "beta coefficient"
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      "word": "beta decay"
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    {
      "word": "beta emitter"
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    {
      "word": "beta form 1-3"
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      "word": "beta globin"
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      "word": "beta helix"
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      "word": "beta lactam"
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      "word": "beta-lactam"
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      "word": "Betamax"
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      "word": "beta oxidation"
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      "word": "beta-oxidation"
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    {
      "word": "beta particle"
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      "word": "β-particle"
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    {
      "word": "beta-peptide"
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    {
      "word": "beta radiation"
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      "word": "beta ray"
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      "word": "beta reader"
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      "word": "beta receptor"
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      "sense": "beta",
      "word": "бе́та"
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      "sense": "beta",
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      "word": "ბეტა"
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      "word": "ベータ"
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    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
    "en:Greek letter names",
    "en:Omegaverse",
    "en:Personality",
    "sv:Greek letter names",
    "sv:Vegetables"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "βῆτα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "beth"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of beth",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta). Doublet of beth.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "betas",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betaing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betaed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betaed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "beta (third-person singular simple present betas, present participle betaing, simple past and past participle betaed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Internet"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1999, sqira a., in alt.tv.x-files.creative http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.x-files.creative/msg/29d32d27e61755f2?dmode=source\nMy thanks to Heather; who read it and betaed it. Thank you."
        },
        {
          "text": "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, page 180,\nBeta’ing is time-consuming, so asking a lot of people to give you a detailed analysis isn’t the most polite thing to do."
        },
        {
          "text": "2002, Jane Davitt, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative/msg/9301606b391212c0?dmode=source\nThe 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."
        },
        {
          "text": "2002, Karmen Ghia, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated http://groups.google.com/group/alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated/msg/8405f53e8acbb0c1?dmode=source\nI 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."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To beta-read a text."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "beta-read",
          "beta-read"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Internet) To beta-read a text."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "bēʹtə",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiːtə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bāʹtə",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪtə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bĕʹtə",
      "tags": [
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛtə/",
      "tags": [
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-beta.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/05/En-us-beta.ogg/En-us-beta.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/En-us-beta.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːtə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪtə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Philippines) -ɛtə"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "beater (UK, non-rhotic)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "baiter (US, non-rhotic)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beta"
}

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  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: slang, manosphere, masculism",
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