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— English words —

• alpha n. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it…
• alpha n. Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ).
• alpha n. (Sciences) The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with…
• alpha n. (Finance) The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
• alpha n. A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
• alpha n. (Informal, abbreviation) Short for alphabet. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
• alpha n. (Software engineering) The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and…
• alpha n. (Aviation) Angle of attack.
• alpha n. (Computer graphics) The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
• alpha n. (Statistics) The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
• alpha n. (Fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic…
• alpha adj. Designates the first in an order of precedence.
• alpha adj. (Of person, object or action) Exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype.
• alpha adj. (Astronomy) Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a constellation.
• Alpha prop.n. A placename.
• Alpha prop.n. (Computing) A RISC CPU instruction set architecture developed and marketed by Digital Equipment Corporation…

— International convention —

• Alpha n. Misspelling of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
• alpha- pref. Pertaining to the letter A.
• alpha- pref. Used to differentiate genera of viruses.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Interlingua
  • alpha n. Alpha.

— English word, defined in French —

• alpha n. Alpha.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• alpha s. Alfa (letra griega).

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• alpha s. Alfa.

— In German —

• Alpha S. Erstes Zeichen^[3] des griechischen Alphabets.
• Alpha S. Übertragen, bildlich: Beginn/Anfang eines Sachverhaltes.
• Alpha S. Übertragen, bildlich, wertend: das Erste und damit Vollkommenste…
• Alpha S. (Natur-)Philosophie, christliche Theologie: Chiffre für den…

— In Latin —

• alpha n.subs. Α, prima littera abecedarii Graeci, sonum /a/ indicans.

— In French —

• alpha n.m. Nom de α, Α, première lettre et première voyelle de l’alphabet…
• alpha n.m. Nom de ɑ, lettre latine emprunté à l’alphabet grec, utilisée…
• alpha n.m. (Finance) Surperformance par rapport à un indice financier donné.
• alpha n.m. (Zoologie) Membre prioritaire d’un groupe d’animaux sociaux.
• alpha n.m. (Physique) Noyau d’hélium-4 apparaissant dans la radioactivité α.
• alpha n.m. (Informatique) Degré d’opacité d’un pixel d’image numérique…
• alpha n.m. (Militaire) Ornement cousu d’argent ou d’or que portent…
• alpha n.f. (Informatique) Nom donné à la première version utilisée…
• alpha adj. (Physique) Relatif aux rayons alpha.
• alpha adj. (Zoologie) Prioritaire mais non pas forcément dominant…

131 English words from 20 English definitions

abbreviation action add adjusted Alfa alpha alphabet alpha␣channel alpha␣level alpha␣male and Angle Angle␣of␣attack archetype architecture asset Astronomy attack attractive available Aviation beta biology bright brightest Can channel characteristics color Computer Computer␣graphics Computing constellation Corporation CPU Designates determined developed developer differentiate Digital dominant driven engineering Equipment especially example Exhibiting Fandom female fiction Finance first followed followed␣by for from genera given graphics Greek Greek␣alphabet ICAO Informal instruction instruction␣set interchangeable Latin Latin␣alphabet letter level magic male marketed mathematics minuscule Misspelling name NATO object of␣a often omegaverse only order order␣of␣precedence person Pertaining Phonetic placename portfolio precedence program return RISC risk science Sciences secondary see sense set sex Short Short␣for significance significance␣level slang Software Software␣engineering some star statistical Statistics successful symbols systematic systematic␣risk test the this to␣the to␣the␣letter translucency used Used␣to usually versions viruses who with

38 English words from 18 foreign definitions

abecedarii à␣la Alfa alpha alphabet Alphabets argent aux Chiffre dans das den des dominant Finance financier groupe image indicans indice lettre Membre Nom non Noyau par pas Philosophie Physique pixel portent première prima que rapport rayons und version

53 foreign words from 18 foreign definitions

alphabet␣grec Anfang animaux apparaissant Beginn bildlich christliche cousu damit d’argent Degré donné d’or eines emprunté Erste Erstes forcément für Graeci grec griechischen griechischen␣Alphabets griega hélium Informatique latine letra littera mais Militaire Natur numérique opacité Ornement par␣rapport␣à pas␣forcément prioritaire radioactivité radioactivité␣α rayons␣alpha Relatif Sachverhaltes sociaux Surperformance Theologie Übertragen utilisée Vollkommenste voyelle wertend Zeichen Zoologie

247 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

alphas Alphard alphabet Alpha␣Cen alpha␣dog Alphaeus alpha␣max alpha␣ray alpha␣acid alphabets alpha␣cell alpha␣city alpha␣dogs alpha␣geek alphagram alphalike alpha␣male alpha␣pair alpha␣rays alphasort alphatron alpha␣wave alpha␣wrap alpha␣acids alphabeted alphabetic alpha␣brass alpha␣cells alpha␣decay alphadione alpha␣error alpha␣geeks alphagrams alpha␣helix alpha␣hinge alpha␣level alphalytic alpha␣males alpha␣maxes alphameric alphametic alpha␣pairs alpha␣paper alpharadin Alpharetta alphasorts alphatrons alphaviral alphavirus alpha␣waves +197 words

98 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Gen␣Alphas analphabet male␣alphas pentalphas analphabete analphabets Latin␣alphas luteal␣phase prealphabet analphabetes analphabetic female␣alphas luteal␣phases prealphabets semi-alphabet unalphabeted unalphabetic analphabetics analphabetism distal␣phalanx Greek␣alphabet Jensen's␣alphas Latin␣alphabet Morse␣alphabet multialphabet nonalphabetic prealphabetic radio␣alphabet realphabetize Roman␣alphabet semi-alphabets analphabetical Arabic␣alphabet distal␣phalange finger␣alphabet Fraser␣alphabet Gothic␣alphabet Greek␣alphabets Latin␣alphabets manual␣alphabet monoalphabetic Morse␣alphabets mycoalphavirus polyalphabetic radio␣alphabets realphabetized realphabetizes Roman␣alphabets Theban␣alphabet unalphabetical +48 words

8 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Gen␣Alpha Kitalpha male␣alpha pentalpha female␣alpha Memory␣Alpha Jensen's␣alpha Generation␣Alpha

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

alp ALP l.p.h. L.P.H. Pha PHA

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

AHP Pla PLA

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

alaph Pahal phaal

9 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

alaphs alphas Lapham Pahals palash pallah phaals phalsa phasal

11 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

alap hala halp hapa lapa pa'al Paha Pahl pala Pala phal

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

aloha

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