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alpha

გამოთქმა: /ˈalfə/

Universal
  • (α) a plane angle.
  • (α) angular acceleration.
  • (α) Astronomy right ascension.

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), transliterated as ‘a’.
  • [as modifier] denoting the first of a series of items or categories, e.g. forms of a chemical compound:the α and β chains of haemoglobin
  • British a first-class mark given for an examination paper or piece of school or college work:he had been awarded alpha double plus
  • [as modifier] Zoology & Sociology denoting the dominant animal or human in a particular group:the pack is a tightly knit, highly organized group, led by an alpha wolfSee also alpha male.
  • [as modifier] informal denoting a person who has a dominant role or position within a particular sphere:take turns cooking for each other if one of you is too much of an alpha chef
  • short for alpha test.
  • (Alpha) [followed by Latin genitive] Astronomy the first (typically the brightest) star in a constellation:Alpha Orionis
  • [as modifier] relating to alpha decay or alpha particles:an alpha emitter
  • 2a code word representing the letter A, used in radio communication.

alpha and omega

the beginning and the end (used by Christians as a title for Jesus).
the essence or most important features: collective bargaining is seen as the alpha and omega of trade unionism

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ანტონიმები

  • nonexplorative
  • nonexploratory
  • unexplorative
  • unexploratory
  • unimportant