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in base beta to produce more robust results. An early beta encoder, the Golden ratio encoder used the golden ratio base for its value of beta, but was
Beta_encoder
Additional letter of the Latin alphabet
Latin beta (uppercase: Ꞵ, lowercase: ꞵ), is a letter of the Latin script. Its shape, in uppercase and lowercase, is based on the lowercase shape of the
Latin_beta
Number systems with a non-integer radix (base), such as base 2.5
number, although necessary and sufficient conditions are not known. Beta encoder Non-standard positional numeral systems Decimal expansion Power series
Non-integer base of numeration
Non-integer_base_of_numeration
hexavigesimal digits appear […] "Base 26 Cipher (Number ⬌ Words) - Online Decoder, Encoder". "Technical FAQ - InChI Trust". inchi-trust.org. Retrieved January 8,
List_of_numeral_systems
Second letter of the Greek alphabet
Beta (UK: /ˈbiːtə/, US: /ˈbeɪtə/ ; uppercase Β, lowercase β, or cursive ϐ; Ancient Greek: βῆτα, romanized: bē̂ta or Greek: βήτα, romanized: víta) is the
Beta
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Hemoglobin subunit beta (beta globin, β-globin, haemoglobin beta, hemoglobin beta) is a globin protein, coded for by the HBB gene, which along with alpha
Hemoglobin_subunit_beta
Digital representation of sampled analog signals
algorithm predicts the next sample based on the previous samples, and the encoder stores only the difference between this prediction and the actual value
Pulse-code_modulation
Measurement of a signal at discrete time intervals
components and I/Q data Sample rate conversion Digitizing Sample and hold Beta encoder Kell factor Bit rate Normalized frequency For example, "number of samples"
Sampling_(signal_processing)
System that converts an analog signal into a digital signal
encoder. Each node of the resistive divider provides a voltage threshold for one comparator. The comparator outputs are applied to a priority encoder
Analog-to-digital_converter
Basic unit of quantum information
{\displaystyle {|\alpha |}^{2}+{|\beta |}^{2}=1.} The probability amplitudes, α {\displaystyle \alpha } and β {\displaystyle \beta } , encode more than just the probabilities
Qubit
Protein-coding gene in Homo sapiens
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta, (GSK-3 beta), is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GSK3B gene. In mice, the enzyme is encoded by the Gsk3b gene. Abnormal
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
Glycogen_synthase_kinase-3_beta
Technique for the generative modeling of a continuous probability distribution
CLIP image encoder", the technique which they termed "unCLIP". The unCLIP method contains 4 models: a CLIP image encoder, a CLIP text encoder, an image
Diffusion_model
Windows Media Encoder (WME) is a discontinued, freeware media encoder developed by Microsoft which enables content developers to convert or capture both
Windows_Media_Encoder
Class of enzymes
Beta-lactamases (β-lactamases) are enzymes (EC 3.5.2.6) produced by bacteria that provide multi-resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins
Beta-lactamase
Process of mapping a continuous set to a countable set
DNA), physics (due to Planck limits) and chemistry (due to molecules). Beta encoder Color quantization Data binning Discretization Discretization error Least
Quantization (signal processing)
Quantization_(signal_processing)
Positional numeral system
partial sequence: ... 5 5 10 15 25 40 65 105 170 275 445 720 1165 ... Beta encoder – Originally used golden ratio base Ostrowski numeration Bergman, George
Golden_ratio_base
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
The beta-3 adrenergic receptor (β3-adrenoceptor), also known as ADRB3, is a beta-adrenergic receptor, and also denotes the human gene encoding it. Actions
Beta-3_adrenergic_receptor
Feature of GPUs by Nvidia
NVENC (short for Nvidia Encoder) is a feature in Nvidia graphics cards that performs video encoding, offloading this compute-intensive task from the CPU
NVENC
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Transforming growth factor beta 1 or TGF-β1 is a polypeptide member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily of cytokines. It is a secreted
TGF_beta_1
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Integrin beta-3 (β3) or CD61 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGB3 gene. CD61 is a cluster of differentiation found on thrombocytes. The
Integrin_beta_3
ASCII representation format for ancient Greek
Beta Code was developed by David W. Packard in the late 1970s and adopted by Thesaurus Linguae Graecae in 1981. It became the standard for encoding polytonic
Beta_Code
Transcoding and non-linear video editing software application
Microsoft Expression Encoder (formerly Expression Media Encoder) is a discontinued transcoding and non-linear video editing software application for Microsoft
Microsoft_Expression_Encoder
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
protein that in humans is encoded by the IL1B gene. There are two genes for interleukin-1 (IL-1): IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta (this gene). IL-1β precursor
Interleukin_1_beta
Lossy audio coding format
both encoder and decoder resampling). For this reason, the CELT path in the encoder adds a 4 ms delay. However, an application can restrict the encoder to
Opus_(audio_format)
Video compression standard
OEM. Encoders/decoders Fraunhofer HHI released a source-available encoder called VVenC and decoder called VVdeC Fraunhofer Versatile Video Encoder (VVenC)
Versatile_Video_Coding
Deep learning generative model to encode data representation
{\displaystyle q_{\phi }(z|x)} is computed by the probabilistic encoder. Parametrize the encoder as E ϕ {\displaystyle E_{\phi }} , and the decoder as D θ {\displaystyle
Variational_autoencoder
Discontinued Analog video cassette recording format
Betamax (also known as Beta, and stylized as the Greek letter β in its logo) is a discontinued consumer analog videocassette recording format developed
Betamax
2018 open and royalty-free video coding format
discrepancy by having used encoding parameters endorsed by each encoder vendor, as well as having more features in the newer AV1 encoder. Decoding performance
AV1
Second letter of the Latin alphabet
letter Beta, from which B derives Ⲃ ⲃ Coptic letter Bēta, which derives from Greek Beta В в : Cyrillic letter Ve, which also derives from Beta Б б : Cyrillic
B
Nuclear receptor protein found in humans
(PPAR-beta), also known as Nuclear hormone receptor 1 (NUC1) is a nuclear receptor that in humans is encoded by the PPARD gene. This gene encodes a member
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta
Peroxisome_proliferator-activated_receptor_delta
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
receptor beta (TR-beta) also known as nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group A, member 2 (NR1A2), is a nuclear receptor protein that in humans is encoded by the
Thyroid_hormone_receptor_beta
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Integrin beta-1 (ITGB1), also known as CD29, is a cell surface receptor that in humans is encoded by the ITGB1 gene. This integrin associates with integrin
Integrin_beta_1
Video transcoder software application
first beta versions of the TMPGEnc encoder were freely available in 2000 and 2001 and were known as Tsunami MPEG Encoder. The first "stable" version was
TMPGEnc
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
The beta-1 adrenergic receptor (β1 adrenoceptor), also known as ADRB1, can refer to either the protein-encoding gene (gene ADRB1) or one of the four adrenergic
Beta-1_adrenergic_receptor
Protein-coding gene in humans
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PDGFRB gene. Mutations in PDGFRB are mainly associated with
PDGFRB
Genus of bacteria
molecules within red blood cells, giving it a greenish color on blood agar. Beta-hemolytic species cause complete rupture of red blood cells. On blood agar
Streptococcus
Mammalian protein found in humans
The beta-2 adrenergic receptor (β2 adrenoreceptor), also known as ADRB2, is a cell membrane-spanning beta-adrenergic receptor that binds epinephrine (adrenaline)
Beta-2_adrenergic_receptor
Hereditary blood disorder causing anemia
Beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia) is an inherited blood disorder, a form of thalassemia resulting in variable outcomes ranging from clinically asymptomatic
Beta_thalassemia
uniprot.org. Retrieved 2015-10-13. "IL10RB - Interleukin-10 receptor subunit beta precursor - Homo sapiens (Human)". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 2015-10-13
List of human clusters of differentiation
List_of_human_clusters_of_differentiation
codec, MPEG Decoder, MPEG Encoder, MPEG Multiplexer, MPEG Audio Decoder, Graph Viewer, AVC Encoder, AAC Decoder, AAC encoder, mpeg-4, API, sample application
Comparison_of_video_codecs
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Thymosin beta-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TMSB4X gene. Recommended INN (International Nonproprietary Name) for thymosin beta-4 is 'timbetasin'
Thymosin_beta-4
Video codec library
codec based on a stripped-down version of the MoMuSys reference MPEG-4 encoder. The source code, however, was placed under a restrictive license and only
Xvid
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
molecule luteinizing hormone. In humans it is encoded by the LHB gene. The luteinizing hormone beta subunit is encoded by a single gene in all mammals. In primates
Luteinizing hormone beta polypeptide
Luteinizing_hormone_beta_polypeptide
serotype that recognizes the antigens encoded by the minor DR locus HLA-DRB5. DRB3, DRB4, and DRB5 are minor DR beta encoding loci, they have been recognized
HLA-DR51
Protein found in humans
Choriogonadotropin subunit beta (CG-beta) also known as chorionic gonadotrophin chain beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CGB gene. This gene
Chorionic_gonadotropin_beta
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
histocompatibility antigen, DRB1 beta chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HLA-DRB1 gene. DRB1 encodes the most prevalent beta subunit of HLA-DR. DRB1
HLA-DRB1
Free and open-source digital video transcoding software
2011. "HandBrake Batch Encoder". Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010. "Videoscripts batch encoding scripts". Archived from
HandBrake
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
subunit beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IKBKB (inhibitor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells, kinase beta) gene. IKK-β
IKK2
Genus of bacteria
The analysis of the 966 bp nucleotide sequence showed that the gene encoding beta-lactamase CfxA3 in C. ochracea E201 differs from cfxA gene of B. vulgatus
Capnocytophaga
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
polymerase beta, also known as POLB, is an enzyme present in eukaryotes. In humans, it is encoded by the POLB gene. In eukaryotic cells, DNA polymerase beta (POLB)
DNA_polymerase_beta
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
(this protein) and a beta subunit. The alpha subunit polypeptide is encoded by the HEXA gene while the beta subunit is encoded by the HEXB gene. Gene
HEXA
Checking software against a standard
a form of internal acceptance testing before the software goes to beta testing. Beta testing comes after alpha testing and can be considered a form of
Software_testing
Red-orange pigment of the terpenoids class
β-Carotene (beta-carotene) is an organic, strongly colored red-orange pigment abundant in fungi, plants, and fruits. It is a member of the carotenes, which
Β-Carotene
Topics referred to by the same term
function Gödel's β function, used in mathematical logic to encode sequences of natural numbers Beta function (accelerator physics), related to the transverse
Beta function (disambiguation)
Beta_function_(disambiguation)
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 7 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the B3GNT7 gene. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000156966
B3GNT7
Type of cell found in pancreatic islets
Beta cells (β-cells) are specialized endocrine cells located within the pancreatic islets of Langerhans responsible for the production and release of insulin
Beta_cell
List of Android operating system versions
Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released
Android_version_history
Series of video cards
Lacks hardware video encoder v t e Unified Shaders : Texture Mapping Units : Render Output Units Lacks hardware video encoder The following table shows
Radeon_HD_7000_series
Protein-coding gene in humans
Protein tyrosine kinase 2 beta is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTK2B gene. This gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase that is
PTK2B
announced a real-time HEVC software encoder running at 1080p30 (1920x1080, 30fps) on a single Intel Xeon processor. This encoder was demonstrated at IBC 2012
High Efficiency Video Coding implementations and products
High_Efficiency_Video_Coding_implementations_and_products
Raster graphics file format
libavif – portable library for encoding and decoding AVIF files. libheif – ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF and AVIF decoder and encoder. SAIL – format-agnostic library
AVIF
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Deoxyribonuclease 2 beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DNASE2B gene. The protein encoded by this gene shares considerable sequence similarity
Deoxyribonuclease_2_beta
Video compression format, succeeds H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
HEVC encoder was compared with the VP9 1.2.0–5183 encoder and the JM-18.8 H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoder. Four 4K resolutions sequences were encoded at five
High_Efficiency_Video_Coding
Protein found in mammals
cause congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11-beta-hydroxylase deficiency. Transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been noted for this gene
Steroid_11β-hydroxylase
Cytokine
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is a multifunctional cytokine belonging to the transforming growth factor superfamily that includes three different
Transforming growth factor beta
Transforming_growth_factor_beta
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gap junction beta-2 protein (GJB2), also known as connexin 26 (Cx26) — is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJB2 gene. Gap junctions were first
GJB2
Class of broad-spectrum antibiotics
β-Lactam antibiotics (beta-lactam antibiotics) are antibiotics that contain a β-lactam ring in their chemical structure. This includes penicillin derivatives
Β-Lactam_antibiotic
Protein-coding gene in humans
CDC42 binding protein kinase beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CDC42BPB gene. This gene encodes a member of the serine/threonine protein
CDC42 binding protein kinase beta
CDC42_binding_protein_kinase_beta
Family of inherited blood disorders
component of hemoglobin, while beta thalassemia is a deficiency in the beta globin component. The severity of alpha and beta thalassemia depends on how many
Thalassemia
2025 Android mobile operating system
2024. The first beta was released on January 23, 2025, with the second beta released shortly after on February 13, 2025. The third beta, released on March
Android_16
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Collagen beta(1-O)galactosyltransferase 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COLGALT1 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is one of two
Collagen beta(1-O)galactosyltransferase 1
Collagen_beta(1-O)galactosyltransferase_1
Brand of video codec products by DivX, LLC
(CLI) for the divx264 encoder used in the DivX Converter as beta, free for non-commercial use. To complement the CLI divx264 encoder released on DivX Labs
DivX
Antibiotic resistance enzyme in bacteria
infections. The gene for NDM-1 is one member of a large gene family that encodes beta-lactamase enzymes called carbapenemases. Bacteria that produce carbapenemases
New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1
New_Delhi_metallo-beta-lactamase_1
Protein in homo sapiens
Cation channel sperm-associated auxiliary subunit beta is a protein in humans encoded by the CATSPERB gene. ENSG00000274338 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89:
Cation channel sperm-associated auxiliary subunit beta
Cation_channel_sperm-associated_auxiliary_subunit_beta
Subscription-based offering from Adobe Inc.
was acquired by Adobe Systems in June 2015 and was discontinued while in beta testing. Ideas CC is a mobile digital sketchpad app that lets you design
Adobe_Creative_Cloud
Family of videocassette formats
single camera documentary shooting. Digital Betacam (often referred to as DigiBeta) was released in 1993 and went on to become the single most successful professional
Betacam
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Integrin beta-5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITGB5 gene. Integrin, beta 5 has been shown to interact with PTK2, Annexin A5 and PAK4.
Integrin_beta_5
Statistical law in machine learning
convolutional neural networks, graph neural networks, U-nets, encoder-decoder (and encoder-only) (and decoder-only) models, ensembles (and non-ensembles)
Neural_scaling_law
Internet network broadcasting framework
and encoder functionality was also integrated into PowerPoint as part of the Online Broadcast functionality in Microsoft Windows 95. NetShow Encoder (renamed
NetShow
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Lymphotoxin-beta (LT-beta) formerly known as tumor necrosis factor C (TNF-C) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LTB gene. Lymphotoxin-beta (LTB)
Lymphotoxin_beta
CD ripper
WAV, Vorbis, MP3 (using the LAME encoder), VQF, Musepack, APE, and many others. As of version 1.70b2 FLAC encoding is native, but for version 1.51 FLAC
CDex
Protein found in humans
Beta-defensin 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEFB1 gene. Defensins form a family of microbicidal and cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils
Beta_defensin_1
2023 operating system version
September 16, 2024. The first developer beta was released on June 5, 2023, and macOS Sonoma entered public beta on July 11, 2023. Sonoma is the final version
MacOS_Sonoma
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
JL, et al. (Jun 1992). "A human serotonin 1D receptor variant (5HT1D beta) encoded by an intronless gene on chromosome 6". Proceedings of the National
5-HT1B_receptor
2024 Android mobile operating system
The first developer preview was released on February 16, 2024, the first beta was released on April 11, 2024, and the final source code was released on
Android_15
Mammalian protein found in humans
Catenin beta-1, also known as β-catenin (beta-catenin), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CTNNB1 gene. β-Catenin is a dual function protein
Catenin_beta-1
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
hydroxysteroids, and lipid peroxidation products. The encoded protein, known as ADH1B or beta-ADH, can form homodimers and heterodimers with ADH1A and
ADH1B
Free lossy video compression format
however,[when?] Xiph developers compared the 1.1 Theora encoder to YouTube's H.264 and H.263+ encoders, in response to concerns raised in 2009 about Theora's
Theora
Open-source lossless audio codec
for additional software. However, FFMpeg's encoder is somewhat limited. As of 2023, FFmpeg's WavPack encoder has some considerable limitations. It can
WavPack
Letter of the Cyrillic script
Both Ve and the Cyrillic letter Be (Б б) were derived from the Greek letter Beta (Β β), which already represented /v/ in Greek by the time the Cyrillic alphabet
Ve_(Cyrillic)
Royalty-free lossy audio encoding format
Foundation. The project produces an audio coding format and software reference encoder/decoder (codec) for lossy audio compression, libvorbis. Vorbis is most
Vorbis
Mathematical-logic system based on functions
and returning a natural number; it can be verified that PLUS 2 3 and 5 are beta-equivalent lambda expressions. Since adding m to a number can be accomplished
Lambda_calculus
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Tectonin beta-propeller repeat containing 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TECPR1 gene. This gene encodes a tethering factor involved in
Tectonin beta-propeller repeat containing 1
Tectonin_beta-propeller_repeat_containing_1
Mammalian protein found in humans
located in secretory vesicles of neurons and endocrine cells such as islet beta cell secretory granules in the pancreas. Examples of cells producing chromogranin-A
Chromogranin-A
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Tubulin beta-4A chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TUBB4A gene. Two tubulin beta-4 chain proteins are encoded in the human genome by the
Tubulin_beta-4A_chain
Protein-coding gene in humans
CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CEBPB gene. The protein encoded by this intronless gene is a bZIP transcription
CEBPB
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
growth factor, beta receptor II (70/80kDa) is a TGF beta receptor. TGFBR2 is its human gene. It is a tumor suppressor gene. This gene encodes a member of
TGF_beta_receptor_2
Human protein and coding gene
Arrestin, beta 1, also known as ARRB1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ARRB1 gene. Members of arrestin/beta-arrestin protein family are
Arrestin_beta_1
Scientific study designed to compare two or more lossy audio codecs
by any lossy encoder will be trivially improved by increasing the bitrate. If listeners cannot consistently distinguish a lossy encoder's output from the
Codec_listening_test
Enzyme
forms of human α-galactosidase A, encoded by the human GLA gene, are called agalsidase alpha (INN) and agalsidase beta (INN), and are used as enzyme replacement
GLA_(gene)
BETA ENCODER
BETA ENCODER
Female
English
Short form of English Elizabeth, BETH means "God is my oath."Â
Female
Spanish
 Short form of Spanish Aleta, LETA means "winged." Compare with another form of Leta.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Emperor; Single Beat
Boy/Male
Scottish Shakespearean
Son of Beth.
Female
Native American
 Native American Blackfoot name PETA means "golden eagle." Compare with another form of Peta.
Female
Polish
Polish form of Greek Elisabet, ELŻBIETA means "God is my oath."
Female
English
Czech and Polish form of German Bertha, BERTA means "bright."
Female
English
Short form of English Elizabeth, BET means "God is my oath."Â
Female
Italian
 Variant spelling of Italian Zita, ZETA means "little girl." Compare with another form of Zeta.
Female
Hebrew
(× Ö¶×˜Ö·×¢) Hebrew unisex name NETA means meaning "plant, shrub."
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Heart Beat
Female
English
Short form of English Beatrix, BEA means "voyager (through life)."Â
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Our Heart Beat
Girl/Female
Greek Hebrew English
From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old...
Female
English
English name derived from the second letter of the Greek alphabet, beta, related to Hebrew bet, BETA means "house."Â
Female
Polish
Polish name derived from Latin beatus, BEATA means "blessed."Â
Biblical
Beth (Hebrew)|house of the sun
Male
Hebrew
(בֶּלַע) Hebrew name BELA means "destruction." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a king of Edom.
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Elisabet, ERZSÉBET means "God is my oath."
Female
German
Short form of German Margarete, META means "pearl."
BETA ENCODER
BETA ENCODER
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Like a Goddess; A Star; Hairs
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lover or joyful or glad
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Jain
Beautiful Like Eyes
Male
English
Short form of English Winfred and Winifred, both WIN means "holy reconciliation," and other names beginning with Win-.Â
Girl/Female
Czech, Indian
Gentle
Girl/Female
French
Flower.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Beloved of Krishna
Boy/Male
English
Brave with a spear.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fish which moves with ease everywhere bestowing Love and peace over her surroundings getting pride to all, Paradise, A gem, Precious stone
Female
Greek
(Ἀναίτις) Greek form of Persian Anahita, ANAÃTIS means "immaculate."
BETA ENCODER
BETA ENCODER
BETA ENCODER
BETA ENCODER
BETA ENCODER
v. i.
A round or course which is frequently gone over; as, a watchman's beat.
v. t.
To beat severely.
imp. & p. p.
of Bet
n.
A sudden swelling or reenforcement of a sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced by the interference of sound waves of slightly different periods of vibrations; applied also, by analogy, to other kinds of wave motions; the pulsation or throbbing produced by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison. See Beat, v. i., 8.
v. i.
A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often emphasized by dead; as, a dead beat.
v. i.
To make a sound when struck; as, the drums beat.
imp.
of Beat
v. t.
To beat thoroughly or severely.
n.
The common beet (Beta vulgaris).
n.
The rise or fall of the hand or foot, marking the divisions of time; a division of the measure so marked. In the rhythm of music the beat is the unit.
n.
A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse.
v. t.
To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.
p. p.
of Beat
v. i.
To make a succession of strokes on a drum; as, the drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters.
v. t.
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
v. t.
To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc.
pl.
of Seta
v. t.
To beat.