BETA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
   Hypernyms(s) beta is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • letter (what does letter mean?)
   • letter of the alphabet (what does letter of the alphabet mean?)
   • alphabetic character (what does alphabetic character mean?)
2. Meaning
   • beets
   Synonym(s)
   • genus Beta (what does genus Beta mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Beta is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • caryophylloid dicot genus (what does caryophylloid dicot genus mean?)
   • Chenopodiaceae (what does Chenopodiaceae mean?)
   • family Chenopodiaceae (what does family Chenopodiaceae mean?)
   • goosefoot family (what does goosefoot family mean?)

BETA as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product
   Usage Example(s)
   • a beta version
   • beta software
   Similar To
   • exploratory (what does exploratory mean?)
   • explorative (what does explorative mean?)
2. Meaning
   • second in order of importance
   Usage Example(s)
   • the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory
   Similar To
   • important (what does important mean?)
   • of import (what does of import mean?)