bēta — meaning in English

English meaning

• beet noun A plant grown for its edible root, often deep red, or that root used as a vegetable.
• beta noun The second letter of the Greek alphabet.

Senses

bēta is used for these senses in English:

• beet Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
• beta 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.

beta — full definition

1. noun The second letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. adj Describing an early, unfinished version of a product released for testing.
3. verb To test an early version of software before its official release.

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