English Dictionary

alpha

/ˈælfə/

noun

The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. / Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ).

The alpha wolf led the pack through the forest.

意味（1）

The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

意味（2）

Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ).

意味（3）

(sciences) The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.

I will attempt to make an alpha particle (α-particle) with the Large Hadron Collider.

意味（4）

(finance) The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.

意味（5）

A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).

Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.

意味（6）

(informal, abbreviation) Short for alphabet.

意味（7）

(software engineering) The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.

意味（8）

(aviation) Angle of attack.

意味（9）

(computer graphics) The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.

意味（10）

(statistics) The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.

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(fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.

Sometimes the alphas and omegas are rare, sometimes they are only males, sometimes they have altered sex organs.