| 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 | ||