Found 2 items, similar to beta.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: beta beta adj 1: second in order of importance; “the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory” 2: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; “a beta version”; “beta software” beta n 1: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet 2: beets [syn: genus Beta]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Beta Beta \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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]