1. Second in order of importance
   "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory"
    
2. Preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product
   "a beta version"; "beta software"

1. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
   "The beta version of the software was released for testing"

1. Beets
   - genus Beta

Sounds like: beater

Derived forms: betas

See also: explorative, exploratory, important, of import

Type of: alphabetic character, caryophylloid dicot genus, Chenopodiaceae, family Chenopodiaceae, goosefoot family, letter, letter of the alphabet

Part of: Greek alphabet

Encyclopedia: Beta, Ohio