plural of alpha hinge

(aeronautics) On rotorcraft, a hinge perpendicular to the plane of rotor rotation about which the blades trail or lag.

Synonym of Acrux

(computing theory) One of the three rewrite rules of lambda calculus, in which a bound variable of a lambda term is replaced by another variable across its entire scope. So if there is a lambda term of the form (𝜆x.t) and it is desired to have x replaced with y, then the rewritten lambda term would have the form (𝜆y.t[y/x]) where t[y/x], "t with y instead of x", has had all free instances of x in t replaced with y.

(science fiction) A native or inhabitant of Alpha Centauri.

plural of alpha carbon

Of or relating to Alpha Centauri.

plural of alpha-methylphenethylamine

plural of Alpha Centaurian

plural of alpha max