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Translingual Alternative forms Pronunciation Symbol β
( IPA ) voiced bilabial fricative or, occasionally, approximant .( superscript ⟨ᵝ⟩ , IPA ) release of a plosive (e.g. affricate Specifically, on a vowel letter: compressed vowel, e.g. Swedish /ʏᵝː/ .On a Shona consonant: whistled sibilant /z̤ᵝ/ .( chemistry ) chemical nomenclature to refer to the second of several isomers , positions or variations .
β -carotene is the most well-known isomer of tetraterpene hydrocarbons , C40 H56 .( topology ) Stone–Čech compactification ( physics ) beta ray , beta particle , beta radiation ( relativity ) speed parameter ,
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{\displaystyle \beta ={\frac {v}{c}}}
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{\displaystyle \gamma ={1 \over {\sqrt {1-\beta ^{2}}}}={1 \over {\sqrt {1-{v^{2} \over c^{2}}}}}}
Derivations ( IPA ) ⟨β̞⟩ See also Albanian Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /v(ə)/
Letter β (v ) (upper case Β lower case β
The 2nd letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet. See also (Greek script letters ) Α α Β β Ƃ ƅ Γ γ Γj γj Δ δ D d Ε ε Ε̱ ε̱ Ζ ζ Ζ̇ ζ̇ Θ θ Ι ι J j Κ κ Κ̇ κ̇ Λ λ ΛΛ λλ Λ̇ λ̇ Μ μ Ν ν Ν̇ ν̇ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Ρ̇ ρ̇ Σ σ Σ̈ σ̈ Τ τ Ȣ ȣ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Χ̇ χ̇ ΤΣ τσ ΤΣ̈ τσ̈ DΣ dσ DΣ̈ dσ̈
( Latin-script letters) shkronjë A a B b C c Ç ç D d Dh dh E e Ë ë F f G g Gj gj H h I i J j K k L l Ll ll M m N n Nj nj O o P p Q q R r Rr rr S s Sh sh T t Th th U u V v X x Xh xh Y y Z z Zh zh Ancient Greek Etymology Derived from its majuscule counterpart Β , from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 , beth .
Letter β • (b ) (lowercase , uppercase Β
Lower-case beta (βῆτα Greek alphabet . It represented the voiced bilabial plosive : /b/ and later the voiced labiodental fricative /v/ . It is preceded by α and followed by γ . Derived terms See also beta
See also ( Greek-script letters) Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω ( non-Classical letters ) Ϝ ϝ Ͷ ͷ Ͱ ͱ Ϻ ϻ Ϙ ϙ Ͳ ͳ ( punctuation ) · ; ( diacritics ) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨ Greek Letter β • (v ) (lowercase , uppercase Β
Lower-case beta (βήτα ), the second letter of the modern Greek alphabet . It represents the voiced labiodental fricative : /v/ . It is preceded by α and followed by γ . Derived terms β' ( v' , “ two, 2 ” ) ,β ( ,v , “ two thousand, 2,000 ” ) See also Appendix:Greek alphabet ( Greek-script letters) Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω ( non-Classical letters ) Ϝ ϝ Ͷ ͷ Ͱ ͱ Ϻ ϻ Ϙ ϙ Ͳ ͳ ( punctuation ) · ; ( diacritics ) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
