α

Symbol

 * 1)  The fine structure constant.
 * 2)  a value of approximately 1/137 = 0.0072973525
 * 3)  Represents angular acceleration.
 * See Wikipedia article on angular acceleration for usage.
 * 1)  Used in chemical nomenclature.
 * α-lactam has a three-membered ring structure.
 * 1)  Used to identify some bright, usually the brightest star, of a , for instance.

Letter

 * 1) The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.

Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Α, from the Phoenician letter 𐤀, aleph.

Letter

 * 1) Lower-case alpha, the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the open front or central unrounded vowel . It is followed by β.

Derived terms
See also alpha

Etymology 1
Derived from its majuscule counterpart, in turn from the  letter.

Letter

 * 1) Lower-case, the first letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Represents the open front unrounded vowel:.

Usage notes

 * Ancient Greek, however, did not distinguish between upper case and lower case. See for details.

Etymology 2
From.

Interjection

 * 1) ; ah, ooh, oh, wow:
 * 2) ; oh:
 * 3) ; oh:
 * 4) ; oh, ah:
 * 5) ; oh, ah:
 * 6) ; oh, ah:
 * 7) ; eh, meh:
 * 8) ; meh:
 * 1) ; oh, ah:
 * 2) ; oh, ah:
 * 3) ; oh, ah:
 * 4) ; eh, meh:
 * 5) ; meh:
 * 1) ; eh, meh:
 * 2) ; meh:
 * 1) ; meh:
 * 1) ; meh:
 * 1) ; meh:

Etymology 3
From <  from  (with deletion of &#x2011;γ-) of verb. Also see etymologies of άντε, άιντε, άμε.

Alternative forms
for interchangeable interjections for dismissal

Related terms

 * and see Greek dismissals
 * and see Greek dismissals
 * and see Greek dismissals
 * and see Greek dismissals

Etymology 1
From (🇨🇬), from.

Letter

 * 1) The first letter of the Tsakonian alphabet.