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alpha | core |

As a symbol alpha

is the letter a in the icao spelling alphabet.

As a noun core is

crow.

alpha

English

Noun

  • The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet ('''), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to ' A .
  • Latin alpha
  • (science) The name of the symbols ?' and ' ? used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
  • :: I will attempt to make an alpha particle ("?-particle") with the large hadron collider.
  • (finance) The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
  • An alpha male.
  • * 2008 , Faye Flam, The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man , Avery (2008), ISBN 9781436225786, unnumbered page:
    • Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.
  • * 2008 , The New Black Lace Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies (ed. Mitzi Szereto), Black Lace (2008), ISBN 9780352341723, page 38:
    • I'm still turned on by alpha males. I think there are only a couple of other men that turn me on . . . ones that are clearly not alphas .
  • * 2009 , Martin G. Groder & Pat Webster, Winning at Love: The Alpha Male's Guide to Relationship Success , Bascom Hill Books (2009), ISBN 9781935456049, page ix:
    • This book is primarily for alpha males, or “top dogs.” We'll talk more about that later; but let's just say that if you are a man and successful in the world of trade, business, or profession, most likely you are an alpha', or you have been trained to ''act like'' an ' alpha .
  • (informal, abbreviation) Alphabet.
  • (computer graphics) The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.

    • Derived terms

    * alpha and omega * alpha blending * alpha channel * alpha emitter * alpha helix * alphalike * alpha male * alpha particle * alpha ray * alpha wave * alpha ray * alpha testing * alpha version

    See also

    *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Designates the first in an order of precedence.
    • I am the alpha male.
  • associated with the alpha male/female archetype.
  • (star) Designates the brightest star in a constellation.
    • When space travel becomes feasible, I plan to visit Alpha Centauri.

    Derived terms

    * alpha blogger * Alpha Centauri, * alpha female * alpha geek

    Related terms

    * alphabet * alphabet soup * alphabetical * alphabetical order * alphanumeric ----

    core

    Translingual

    Adjective

    (head)
  • .

    • Coordinate terms

    * basal

    Derived terms

    * core eudicots * core Malvales * core leptosporangiates * core Notholaena * core Caryophyllales * core Ericales * core Lamiales * core Acanthaceae * core Isoglossinae ----