theta
- the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin of theta
Examples from the Web for theta
Contemporary Examples of theta
As vice president of Theta, I was tasked with figuring out how to get members more involved.
In Scientology parlance, good news is theta news; entheta is the opposite.
Historical Examples of theta
Under the signature of Theta, he has since been a regular contributor of verses to that journal.
A tree in a prairie on a celestial body, as far as Theta of Orion is from Capella, is perfectly visible to us.
LumenCamille Flammarion
Next to Aldebaran in the V is the interesting double star Theta, which we can see as two distinct stars without a telescope.
Astronomy for Young FolksIsabel Martin Lewis
The Latin language, wanting both the sound of the Greek theta, and the sign to express it (θ) rendered it by th.
The English LanguageRobert Gordon Latham
The Gothic alphabet, in fact, as used in this country, had a Theta for expressing in one letter our present t and h conjoined.
The Book-HunterJohn Hill Burton
theta
- the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ), a consonant, transliterated as th
- the lower-case form of this letter used in phonetic transcription to represent the voiceless dental fricative th as in thick, bothCompare edh
Word Origin for theta
Word Origin and History for theta
eighth letter of the Greek alphabet; in ancient Greece, written on ballots to indicate a vote for a sentence of "death" (thanatos), hence occasional allusive use for "death."
theta
(thā′tə, thē′-)- The eighth letter of the Greek alphabet.