θ

Symbol

 * 1)  A plane angle.
 * 2)  a.
 * 3)  -fricated release of a plosive (e.g., sometimes implying an affricate ); -coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic.

Usage notes

 * Not to be confused with (the curled beta).

Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Θ.

Letter

 * 1) Lower-case theta, the 8th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiceless aspirated dental or alveolar plosive  and later the  . It is preceded by η and followed by ι.

Derived terms
See also theta

Letter

 * 1) The lower case letter theta (θήτα), the eighth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.