theta

[ they-tuh, thee- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

theta

/ ˈθiːtə /

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, both Compare edh

Origin of theta¹

1595–1605; < Greek thêta < Semitic See teth

Origin of theta¹

C17: from Greek, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew tēth

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.

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 Theta Gammas wrote her down as material for a quaint little, quiet little dig,—not of sorority interest.

We'll go back to 29, and put in sine squared theta minus one equal to z sub four.

In order to make any solution at all possible you have assumed cosine squared theta negligible.

He maintained, however, that he had noticed Theta Cancri as well as the two planets, but without recording its position.

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