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beta
be·ta / ˈbātə/ • n. the second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), transliterated as ‘b.’ ∎ [as adj.] denoting the second of a series of items, categories, forms of a chemical compound, etc.: beta carotene beta blocker. ∎ inf. short for beta test: their database system is currently in beta [as adj.] a beta version. ∎ (Beta) [followed by Latin genitive] the second (usually second-brightest) star in a constellation: Beta Virginis. ∎ [as adj.] relating to beta decay or beta particles: beta emitters. |
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"beta." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "beta." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-beta.html "beta." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-beta.html |
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beta the second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), transliterated as ‘b’.
beta test a trial of machinery, software, or other products, in the final stages of its development, carried out by a party unconnected with its development. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "beta." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "beta." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-beta.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "beta." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-beta.html |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "Beta." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "Beta." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-Beta.html JOHN DAINTITH. "Beta." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-Beta.html |
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beta Short for beta release. A version of a software product in the final stages of development, released to selected users for field testing. See beta test.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "beta." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "beta." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-beta.html JOHN DAINTITH. "beta." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-beta.html |
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Beta (beetroot, sugar beet) See CHENOPODIACEAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Beta." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Beta." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Beta.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Beta." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Beta.html |
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beta
•cater, crater, creator, curator, data, debater, delator, dumbwaiter, equator, freighter, frustrater, gaiter, grater, gyrator, hater, later, legator, mater, negator, pater, peseta, plater, rotator, skater, slater, stater, tater, traitor, ultimata, understater, upstater, waiter
•painter
•taster, waster
•gamester • aviator • tailgater
•hesitater • shirtwaister
•Akita, Anita, arboreta, beater, beta, Bhagavadgita, cheater, cheetah, Demeter, Dieter, dolce vita, eater, eta, Evita, excreta, fetor, granita, greeter, heater, Juanita, litre (US liter), Lolita, maltreater, margarita, meter, metre, Peta, peter, praetor (US pretor), repeater, Rita, saltpetre (US saltpeter), secretor, Senhorita, señorita, Sita, skeeter, teeter, terra incognita, theta, treater, tweeter, ureter, veleta, zeta
•Batista, Dniester, Easter, feaster, keister, leister, quaestor
•speedster
•deemster, teamster
•scenester • browbeater • windcheater
•beefeater
•millilitre (US milliliter)
•decilitre (US deciliter)
•centilitre (US centiliter)
•kilolitre (US kiloliter)
•ammeter • Machmeter
•millimetre (US millimeter)
•decimetre (US decimeter)
•altimeter
•centimetre (US centimeter)
•nanometre (US nanometer)
•micrometer, micrometre
•decametre (US dekameter)
•kilometre (US kilometer) • autopista
•anteater
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"beta." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "beta." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-beta.html "beta." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-beta.html |
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BETA
BETA Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (see BECTU)
• Business Equipment Trades' Association |
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "BETA." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "BETA." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-BETA.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "BETA." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-BETA.html |
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