zeta

  • 41zeta — noun Etymology: Greek zēta Date: 1823 the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet see alphabet table …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 42zeta — /zay teuh, zee /, n. 1. the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z). 2. the consonant sound represented by this letter. [1820 30; < Gk zêta] * * * …

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  • 43zeta — noun /ˈziː.tə/ a) The name of the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (, nbsp;) preceded by epsilon (, nbsp;) and followed by eta, (, nbsp;) Zeta of 3 is irrational b) The name of the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which&#8230; …

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  • 44zeta — {{hw}}{{zeta}}{{/hw}}s. f.  e m.  (pl. zete , f. , zeta m.  e f. ) Nome della lettera z | Dall a alla –z, (fig.) dal principio alla fine …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 45Zeta — Ze|ta das; [s], s &LT;aus gr. zẽta&GT; sechster Buchstabe des griech. Alphabets: Z, ζ …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 46zeta — pl.m. e f. zete, zeta …

    Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • 47Zeta —    First prominent Serbian principality. It was called Diokleia (q.v.) until Stefan Voislav (q.v.) gained independence from Byzantium (q.v.) in 1042. After the mid 12th century the political center of Serbia (q.v.) was transferred to Raska (q.v.) …

    Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • 48zeta — s. f. o m. nella loc. dall a alla zeta (fig.), dal principio alla fine …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 49zeta — ze•ta [[t]ˈzeɪ tə, ˈzi [/t]] n. pl. tas ling. the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) • Etymology: 1820–30; &LT; Gk zêta …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50Zeta — /ˈzitə/ (say zeetuh) noun Astronomy (followed by the genitive case of a specified constellation) the sixth brightest star in the constellation: Zeta Crucis …