alpha

Speech parts

1. alpha - Noun

2. alpha - Adjective

3. alpha - Adjective Satellite

4. Alpha - Proper noun

Meaning

The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

first leading head initial chief supreme genesis chad prime grand premier lambda sigma epsilon ETA
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Antonyms

omega death end close discontinuance ending
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Hypernyms

start letter alphabetic character letter of the alphabet

Phrases with the word

alpha and omega alpha-naphthylthiourea enormous Lyman-alpha nebula alpha-hydroxyprogesterone alpha-methyltryptamine alpha particle X-ray spectrometer

Anagrams

alaph Pahal phaal

Examples

the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end Source: Internet

alpha version Source: Internet

the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees Source: Internet

the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star Source: Internet

Above the critical temperature, the PRSV alpha function tends to diverge and become arbitrarily large instead of tending towards 0. Because of this, alternate equations for alpha should be employed above the critical point. Source: Internet

About one in 100,000 alpha emissions causes an excitation in the nucleus which then results in the emission of a gamma ray with a maximum energy of 803 keV. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Alpes-Maritimes Alpestrian alpestrine alpha acid alpha alumina alpha and omega