(astronomy) The fourth-brightest star in the constellation Canis Major.

plural of beta carbon nitride

beta sheet

plural of beta-pleated sheet

(signal processing) An algorithm for data estimation and smoothing, closely related to Kalman filters, based on an approximation model with two internal states, the first state obtained by integrating the value of the second state over time.

plural of alpha-beta filter

The phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more intense emotions or pain than from less distressing experiences, tentatively attributed to the fact that only the more intense states trigger psychological defense processes.

(vulgar, slang) Women prefer sex with alpha males but are willing to use beta males as a source of financial support.

an enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics / a gene that codes for the enzyme

(transitive) To hang round or decorate with, or as with, tassels.