English adjective: alpha | |||
1. | alpha first in order of importance | ||
Samples | The alpha male in the group of chimpanzees. The alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star. | ||
Similar | important, of import | ||
Antonyms | unimportant | ||
2. | alpha early testing stage of a software or hardware product | ||
Samples | Alpha version. | ||
Similar | explorative, exploratory | ||
Antonyms | nonexplorative, nonexploratory, unexplorative, unexploratory | ||
English noun: alpha | |||
1. | alpha (communication) the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet | ||
Member meronym | Greek alphabet | ||
2. | alpha (event) the beginning of a series or sequence | ||
Samples | The Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | start | ||