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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslettera greca
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈlɛt.te.ra ˈɡrɛ.ka
"Il delta è una lettera greca usata in matematica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any of the characters comprising the Greek alphabet, such as alpha, beta, or gamma.
"In physics, alpha is often used as a Greek letter to represent angular acceleration." - 2
A symbol from the Greek alphabet used in mathematics, science, or fraternity/sorority names.
"The professor wrote several Greek letters on the whiteboard to explain the formula."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the proper adjective 'Greek' (referring to Greece, from Latin Graecus) combined with 'letter' (from Old French letre, ultimately from Latin littera). The term has been used since the Middle Ages to denote the characters of the Greek alphabet, which later expanded into scientific and mathematical nomenclature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Greek letter" is said worldwide
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lettre grecque
Transliteration: letʁ ɡʁɛk
"L'alpha est la première lettre grecque."
griechischer Buchstabe
Transliteration: ɡʁiːçɪʃɐ ˈbuːxˌʃtaːbə
"Pi ist ein bekannter griechischer Buchstabe."
lettera greca
Transliteration: ˈlɛt.te.ra ˈɡrɛ.ka
"Il delta è una lettera greca usata in matematica."
letra griega
Transliteration: ˈle.tɾa ˈɡɾje.ɣa
"El omega es la última letra griega."
letra grega
Transliteration: ˈlɛ.tɾɐ ˈɡɾɛ.ɡɐ
"O theta é uma letra grega usada na física."
ग्रीक अक्षर
Transliteration: grik akshar
"गणित में कई ग्रीक अक्षरों का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
希腊字母
Transliteration: xīlà zìmǔ
"物理学中经常使用希腊字母。"
그리스 문자
Transliteration: geuriseu munja
"수학 공식에는 그리스 문자가 자주 등장합니다."
ギリシャ文字
Transliteration: girisha moji
"物理の数式には多くのギリシャ文字が使われます。"
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