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Beta

Beta Meaning & Definition
Beta Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Beta?

[n] the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
[n] beets

Synonyms | Synonyms for Beta: genus Beta

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See Also | alphabetic character | beet | Beta vulgaris | caryophylloid dicot genus | Chenopodiaceae | common beet | family Chenopodiaceae | goosefoot family | Greek alphabet | letter | letter of the alphabet

Beta In Webster's Dictionary

\Be"ta\, n. [Gr. bh^ta.] The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, [beta]. See {B}, and cf. etymology of {Alphabet}. Note: Beta (B, [beta]) is used variously for classifying, as: (a) (Astron.) To designate some bright star, usually the second brightest, of a constellation, as, [beta] Aurig[ae]. (b) (Chem.) To distinguish one of two or more isomers; also, to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups in certain compounds; as, [beta]-naphthol. With acids, it commonly indicates that the substituent is in union with the carbon atom next to that to which the carboxyl group is attached.

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