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zeta

UK/ˈziː.tə//ˈzeɪtə/

zeta noun: the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ).

zeta: the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by...
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Noun (1)

zeta (plural zetas)

  1. The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)
  2. A mathematical function, formally known as the Riemann zeta function.
    • Zeta of 3 is irrational

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Zeta

IPA/ˈzɛtə/

Zeta

  1. (historical) medieval state roughly equivalent to modern Montenegro.

Noun (2) capitalized: Zeta

IPA/ˈzɛtə/

Zeta (plural Zetas)

  1. A member of Los Zetas, a Mexican criminal syndicate.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: ZETA

ZETA

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of zero-energy thermonuclear assembly/apparatus (“a torus-shaped reactor used in the mid-20th century to carry out experiments in plasma physics and temperature-controlled thermonuclear reactions”).

zeta meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

zeta in Hindi

ज़ीटा, ज़ेटा

zeta in Tamil

ஜீட்டா

zeta in Marathi

झीटा, झेटा

zeta in Urdu

زیٹا
More languagesFewer languages
zeta in Bengali
জিটা
zeta in Telugu
జీటా, ఝీటా
zeta in Kannada
ಝೀಟಾ, ಜೀಟಾ, ಝೆಟಾ
zeta in Punjabi
ਜ਼ੀਟਾ, ਜ਼ੈਟਾ, ਜ਼ੇਟਾ
zeta in Gujarati
ઝીટા, ઝેટા
zeta in Odia
ଜିଟା
zeta in Nepali
जिटा, जीटा
zeta in Tagalog
seta
zeta in Arabic
زِيتَا zītā
zeta in Malay
zeta
zeta in Persian
زتا zetâ
zeta in Thai
ซีตา sii-dtâa

Forms of zeta

pluralzetas
pluralZetas

Plural of zeta: zetas

Origin of zeta

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta). Doublet of zed.

Words formed from zeta

Phrases with zeta

Words that rhyme with zeta

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Questions about zeta

What does zeta mean?
Zeta means the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ).
What is zeta in Hindi?
Zeta in Hindi is ज़ीटा, ज़ेटा. See Zeta meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is zeta?
Zeta can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce zeta?
Zeta is pronounced /ˈziː.tə/ (UK).
What is the plural of zeta?
The plural of zeta is zetas.

Words near zeta in the dictionary

  1. zestlessness
  2. zestos skipper
  3. zestos skippers
  4. zests
  5. zesty
  6. zeta
  7. zeta function
  8. zeta functions
  9. Zeta Geminorum
  10. zeta pinch
  11. zeta pinches

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: zeta (page history and authors); Zeta (page history and authors); ZETA (page history and authors); zeta (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zeta (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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