English adjective: beta | |||
1. | beta second in order of importance | ||
Samples | The candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory. | ||
Similar | important, of import | ||
Antonyms | unimportant | ||
2. | beta preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product | ||
Samples | A beta version. Beta software. | ||
Similar | explorative, exploratory | ||
Antonyms | nonexplorative, nonexploratory, unexplorative, unexploratory | ||
English noun: beta | |||
1. | beta (communication) the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet | ||
Member meronym | Greek alphabet | ||
2. | Beta (plant) beets | ||
Synonyms | genus Beta | ||
Broader (hypernym) | caryophylloid dicot genus, Chenopodiaceae, family Chenopodiaceae, goosefoot family | ||
Member holonym | beet, Beta vulgaris, common beet | ||