Beta

See also: beta, Běta, bêta, béta, bèta, and betą

Translingual

Etymology

Latin beta (“beet”)

Proper noun

Beta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – beets.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae – now Philbostroma, certain grasshoppers.

Hypernyms

• (genus (beets)): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae - family; Betoideae - subfamily; Beteae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus (beets)): Beta vulgaris (syn. Beta cicla - cultivated sugarbeet) - type species; Beta maritima (= Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima); for other species see Beta at The Plant List.

See also

• Betta
• betacyanin

References

beets

• Beta (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Beta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Beta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Beta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Beta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Beta at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Beta at Tropicos
• Beta at USDA Plants database
• Beta at World Register of Marine Species
• Beta at The Plant List

grasshoppers

• Philbostroma at National Center for Biotechnology Information

English

Proper noun

Beta

1. Betamax.
   • 2011, Anthony Q. Artis, The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide:

     The digital revolution is changing these rules, but as of this writing, generally you submit your music video to the network for review on Beta tape.

Anagrams

• Bate, Teba, abet, bate, beat

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Beta n (strong, genitive Betas or Beta, plural Betas)

1. beta (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of Beta [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Beta	die	Betas
genitive	eines	des	Betas, Beta	der	Betas
dative	einem	dem	Beta	den	Betas
accusative	ein	das	Beta	die	Betas

Related terms

• Betaspektrum
• Betastrahl
• Betastrahlung
• Betateilchen
• Betazerfall

Further reading

• “Beta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Beta” in Duden online

Malay

Pronoun

Beta (Jawi spelling بيتا)

1. A pronoun which is used by Malay royal sovereigns to refer to themselves.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Béta.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Beta f

1. A village in Mugeni, Harghita, Romania