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betta | beta |

As nouns the difference between betta and beta

is that betta is any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish) while beta is the name of the second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β,  β), preceded by alpha (Α,  α) and followed by gamma, (Γ,  γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.

As adjectives the difference between betta and beta

is that betta is eye dialect of nodot=yes|lang=en comparative of good while beta is identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.

As verbs the difference between betta and beta

is that betta is eye dialect of nodot=yes|lang=en had better while beta is to preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.

As an adverb betta

is eye dialect of nodot=yes|lang=en comparative of well.

As a proper noun Beta is

betamax.

betta

English

(wikipedia betta)

Etymology 1

From the genus name.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any fish of the genus Betta'', especially ''Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).
  • * 2005 , Russell A. Powell, Introduction to Learning and Behavior , page 245,
  • Rather than simply waiting for a clockwise turn and then presenting the mirror, past experience with another betta suggested that the turning behavior could be established more rapidly using a shaping procedure.
  • * 2006 , Kasey Michaels, Everything's Coming Up Rosie , page 82,
  • "Do you know that Siamese fighting fish—bettas —excrete ammonia in their waste, and that ammonia is toxic to fish? Twenty-four hours flapping their little gills in the same, unfiltered water, and they're history."
  • * 2010 , Nicole M. Jenkins, Glass Rock , page 163,
  • I had previously bought a bright red betta fish from the Chinese spiritual store, which I also sense had been sent for Aurayah.
    Synonyms
    * (Betta splendens) Siamese fighting fish

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (comparative of good).
  • * 1894 , , 2001, page 69,
  • 'I think no savvy. This one mo' betta ,' he added, pointing to the house where the drunken captain slumbered: 'Take-a-sun all-e-time.'
  • * 2008 , Sandra Snowden, The New Plantation , page 316,
  • I pray dat dey he'p us liv' a betta lif ' den dey had.
  • * 2009 , Jack Freeze, They Shall Be Remembered: A Great American Saga from the War of 1812 to World War I , page 56,
  • Joshua shyly looks down at his feet but then glances over at Harriet and says - “Miss Harriet, a beautiful form is betta' dan a beautiful face, and a beautiful behavior is ' betta dan a beautiful form, it gives mo pleasure than statues or pictures."

    Adverb

    (head)
  • (comparative of well).
  • * 2003 , William Jackson, And the Sea Shall Hide Them , 2005, page 202,
  • “Now she be lookin' betta ,” one of the women said. “Like she has a chance to make it.”
  • * 2003 , Karen Williams, Passion and Pain , page 268,
  • Now you even know the dope game betta than me, look how much money you save fo me when I went to jail.
  • * 2008 , Sarah Deckard, Tapestry of Tales: Classic Fairy Tales Retold , page 181,
  • “I see she's feelin' betta’ ,” he said in a muffled voice.
  • * 2010 , Kathy R. Jackson, My Box of Jewels , page 237,
  • Other than the omnipotent one, who betta to ask to help us pray for God's mercy and grace than Jesus' mother, the ev'a bless'd Virgin Mary.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (slang) (had better).
  • * 2007 , Gwendolyn Pless, Praying Hearts and Labor of Love , page 72,
  • “Boy, if I done told you once, I done told you a thousand times, you betta leave them white girls alone before one of their boyfriends or husbands roll up on you, and put a hurtin on yo lil behind.”
  • * 2010 , Deborah Wofford, Pour Me Out A Blessing Ministries: Presents Lyrical Bliss , page 25,
  • You betta praise the Lord that's all I can say.
  • * 2010 , Kenya K. Watkins, The Life You Choose , page 58,
  • If I had a lil sister, she betta be scared to screw and be about gettin that paper.

    beta

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
  • Designates the second in an order of precedence.
  • (computing) Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.
  • associated with the beta male/female archetype.
  • Derived terms

    * * * alphabet * * beta blocker * beta coefficient * beta decay * beta emitter * betalike * beta particle * beta ray * beta reader * beta version * Betamax * betatron

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the second letter of the Greek alphabet ( sound of '''v found in the English words ''have'' and ''vase .
  • Used in marking scheme: ?, ?, ? or ?+, ?, ?-, ? etc.
  • (finance) Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
  • (computing) The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
  • (computing) A computer program in such a phase; a preliminary version.
  • * 2007 , Michael Lopp, Managing Humans (page 107)
  • He quickly deduced our goal—ship a quality beta —but he also quickly discerned that we had no idea about the quality of the product because of our pile of untriaged bugs.
  • (climbing) Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.
  • (physics) A beta particle or beta ray.
  • A beta fish, of the genus Betta .
  • A beta male.
  • * 2006 , Catherine Mann, Blaze of Glory , Harlequin (2006), ISBN 9781459228252, unnumbered page:
  • “I guess in your psychological language of alpha males and beta males, I would be firmly in the camp that prefers the more laid-back betas ,” she took a deep breath, “like your father.”
  • * 2010 , L. A. Banks, "Dog Tired (of the Drama!)", in Blood Lite II: Overbite (ed. Kevin J. Anderson), Gallery Books (2010), ISBN 9781439187654, page 121:
  • “They want sexy, virile alpha males, yes? But that doesn't come with sensitive and loyal and all of that. That's a beta . A frickin' collie, Lola.
  • * 2010 , Terry Spear, Wolf Fever , Sourcebooks Casablanca (2010), ISBN 9781402237577, page 24:
  • She'd always had a thing for alpha males. Not that she had any intention of being bossed around, even if one had her best interests at heart. Her fascination with alphas was that they were a challenge. Betas didn't hold much of an appeal.

    Derived terms

    * betavoltaic * betavoltaics

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing) To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
  • (chiefly, Internet) To beta-read a text.
  • * 1999, sqira a., in alt.tv.x-files.creative [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.x-files.creative/msg/29d32d27e61755f2?dmode=source]
  • My thanks to Heather; who read it and betaed it. Thank you.
  • * 2000 , Elizabeth Durack, quoted in Angelina I. Karpovich, “The Audience as Editor: The Role of Beta Readers in Online Fan Fiction Communities” (essay), in Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse (editors), Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet , McFarland (2006), ISBN 9780786426409, page 180,
  • Beta’ing is time-consuming, so asking a lot of people to give you a detailed analysis isn’t the most polite thing to do.
  • * 2002, Jane Davitt, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative/msg/9301606b391212c0?dmode=source]
  • The next part is written and beta'd (thanks, Jen!), ready to go but <shuffles feet> I haven't even started what should be the final part yet.
  • * 2002, Karmen Ghia, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated/msg/8405f53e8acbb0c1?dmode=source]
  • I had the honor of betaing this story and as I was doing the first read through I had the odd, but lovely, experience when a story suspends the reader in its own rhythm and flow, its own reality.

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