β U+03B2, β
GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA
α
[U+03B1]
Greek and Coptic γ
[U+03B3]
U+1D5D, ᵝ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL BETA

[U+1D5C]
Phonetic Extensions
[U+1D5E]
𝛽 U+1D6FD, 𝛽
MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL BETA
𝛼
[U+1D6FC]
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝛾
[U+1D6FE]

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β

  1. (IPA) a voiced bilabial fricative or, occasionally, approximant.
    (superscript ⟨ᵝ⟩) [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, e.g. Swedish /ʏᵝː/.
    On a Shona consonant: a whistled sibilant /z̤ᵝ/.
  2. (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.
  3. (topology) Stone–Čech compactification
  4. (physics) beta ray, beta particle, beta radiation
  5. (relativity) speed parameter,  
     

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Albanian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /v(ə)/

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β (v) (upper case Β, lower case β)

  1. The 2nd letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.

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Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Β, from the Phoenician letter 𐤁, beth.

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β (b) (lowercase, uppercase Β)

  1. 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.

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See also beta

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β (v) (lowercase, uppercase Β)

  1. 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)
  • (,v, two thousand, 2,000)

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