Β

Translingual

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Symbol

1. Template:Lb a voiced bilabial fricative or, occasionally, approximant.
2. Template:Lb Template:IPAfont-fricated release of a plosive (e.g. Template:IPAfont, sometimes implying an affricate Template:IPAfont); Template:IPAfont-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic Template:IPAfont.

   Template:Ng a compressed vowel, e.g. Swedish Template:IPAfont.

   Template:Ng a whistled sibilant Template:IPAfont.

3. Template:Lb Used in chemical nomenclature to refer to the second of several isomers, positions or variations.

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5. Template:Lb beta ray, beta particle, beta radiation
6. Template:Lb speed parameter, $\beta =\frac{v}{c}$

   $\gamma =\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-{\beta }^2}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}$

Derivations

• Template:Lb [[β̞|Template:Angbr IPA]] (specifically an approximant)

See also

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Albanian

Letter

1. The 2nd letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Β, from the Phoenician letter 𐤁, beth.

Letter

1. Lower-case beta (Template:L), the second letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiced bilabial plosive: Template:IPAchar and later the Template:W Template:IPAchar. It is preceded by α and followed by γ.

Derived terms

See also beta

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See also

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Chinese

Noun

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Greek

Letter

1. Lower-case beta (βήτα), the second letter of the modern Greek alphabet. It represents the voiced labiodental fricative: Template:IPAchar. It is preceded by α and followed by γ.

Derived terms

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See also

• Appendix:Greek alphabet
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