"zeta" meaning in English

See zeta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈziː.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈzeɪtə/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-zeta.ogg Forms: zetas [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta). Doublet of zed. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ζῆτα}} Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta), {{doublet|en|zed}} Doublet of zed Head templates: {{en-noun}} zeta (plural zetas)
  1. The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ (Z), ζ (z)) preceded by epsilon (Ε (E), ε (e)) and followed by eta, (Η (I), η (i)); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ (W), ϝ (w)) Categories (topical): Greek letter names Translations (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet): ζῆτα (zêta) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), зе́та (zéta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), zeta [feminine] (Catalan), zèta [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), zeeta (Finnish), Zeta [neuter] (German), ζήτα (zíta) [neuter] (Greek), dzéta (Hungarian), zeta (Ido), zeta (Interlingua), zeta [masculine] (Italian), zēta (Latin), zeta (Malay), zeta [masculine] (Portuguese), dzeta [masculine] (Portuguese), дзе́та (dzɛ́ta) [feminine] (Russian), zita [masculine] (Sicilian), dseda [feminine] (Spanish), zeta [feminine] (Spanish) Translations (Sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ)): ζῆτα (zêta) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), زِيتَا (zītā) [feminine] (Arabic), zeta [feminine] (Asturian), зе́та (zéta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), zeta [feminine] (Catalan), 澤塔 (Chinese Mandarin), 泽塔 (zétǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 截塔 (jiétǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), zéta (Czech), zèta [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), zeto (Esperanto), zeeta (Finnish), tseeta (Finnish), zéta [masculine] (French), Zeta [neuter] (German), ζήτα (zíta) [neuter] (Greek), זֵיתָא (zéta) [feminine] (Hebrew), dzéta (Hungarian), zeta (Ido), zeta (Interlingua), zeta [feminine, masculine] (Italian), ゼータ (zēta) (Japanese), 제타 (jeta) (Korean), zeta (Malay), زتا (zetâ) (Persian), dzeta [feminine] (Polish), zeta [masculine] (Portuguese), dzeta [masculine] (Portuguese), дзе́та (dzɛ́ta) [feminine] (Russian), зи́та (zíta) [feminine] (Russian), zita [feminine, masculine] (Sicilian), dseta [feminine] (Spanish), zeta [feminine] (Spanish), seta (Tagalog), ซีตา (sii-dtâa) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-zeta-en-noun-QUZ2G7C7 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 86 14 Categories (other): Pages with 15 entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 19 23 1 4 2 3 3 1 12 4 3 1 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'Sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ)': 97 3
  2. (mathematics) A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (Mathematics: Function formally known as the Riemann Zeta Function): zeeta-funktio (Finnish), дзе́та-фу́нкция (dzéta-fúnkcija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-zeta-en-noun-vC3EF5Iy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 19 23 1 4 2 3 3 1 12 4 3 1 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 22 29 1 3 2 2 2 1 14 3 2 1 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 60 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Mathematics: Function formally known as the Riemann Zeta Function': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zeta function, zeta pinch, zeta potential, zeta value

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dzɛ́ta",
      "sense": "Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дзе́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zita"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dseda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Mathematics: Function formally known as the Riemann Zeta Function",
      "word": "zeeta-funktio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dzéta-fúnkcija",
      "sense": "Mathematics: Function formally known as the Riemann Zeta Function",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дзе́та-фу́нкция"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zeta"
}

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