| 单词 | Greek alphabet |
| 例句 | Each of its twin blades was shaped like an omega: Q—the last letter of the Greek alphabet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Sigma is one of the letters of the Greek alphabet which is used frequently in mathematics to indicate the sum of various parts. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One of his envious contemporaries called him “Beta,” the second letter of the Greek alphabet, because, he said, Eratosthenes was second best in the world in everything. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Iliad and Odyssey were composed and transmitted by nonliterate bards for nonliterate listeners, and not committed to writing until the development of the Greek alphabet hundreds of years later. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Another series based on the Greek alphabet suspended graphite in acrylic medium, which he combed over a ground of titanium white. Three art shows in San Diego recall abstraction's prominence 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The names of these Greek grapes must be transliterated into English from the Greek alphabet, which sometimes results in multiple renderings. Beyond Assyrtiko, Greek Whites Reach for Distinction 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z All three were dead languages, but the Greek alphabet was still in use. The 20-Year Contest to Crack the Code of the Rosetta Stone 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Possibly, with an added complication: Greek words must be transliterated from the Greek alphabet into the English alphabet. For Greek Reds, No Matter How Good, the Embrace Will Be Slow 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z We’re surfing into January on waves of delta and omicron, toward the terminus of the Greek alphabet and the beginning of Year 3 of the pandemic. America slouches into a new pandemic year 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z They have to hear how much better things were before they were even born — before the age of superfires, superfloods and storms with names from the Greek alphabet. All Screechers Great and Small: An Eco Fairy Tale 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The WHO names these variants using Greek alphabet letters, like alpha, delta and omicron. How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86? 4 questions answered 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The unofficial nickname may follow on from the WHO convention of using letters of the Greek alphabet to assign, "simple, easy-to-say labels" for key variants. What we know about the Covid variant EG.5 dubbed 'Eris' 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z When Julius Caesar was busy conquering Gaul about 700 years later, he found the Celts there writing in the Greek alphabet, long since learned from the Greek colonies along the coast. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In the eighth century BCE, using the Greek alphabet, scribes wrote these stories down for the first time. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z When variants of the virus mutated and evolved into new strains with significant advantages over old lineages, the WHO began giving these "variants of concern" names from the Greek alphabet. The COVID virus has mutated so much since 2019 that some experts say it should be renamed SARS-CoV-3 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z It identifies so-called variants of concern that have potential global public health significance, such as reducing the effectiveness of current pandemic measures, using the Greek alphabet. What we know about the ‘kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 and why it’s causing concern 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z This time, it’s unlikely we will be barraged with a new collection of Greek alphabet variants. XBB, BQ.1.1, BA.2.75.2 — A variant swarm could fuel a winter surge 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The organization started with Alpha and swiftly worked its way through the Greek alphabet in the months that followed. Why Omicron Might Stick Around 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Finally, the Roman alphabet, still used in western and central Europe today, was based on Etruscan modifications to the Greek alphabet. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the constellation of Orion, for example, Betelgeuse is the brightest star, so it got the first letter in the Greek alphabet—alpha—and is known as Alpha Orionis. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But immunity tapers off over time, and the virus has proved wily, spawning a growing Greek alphabet of new variants that are more contagious and deft at slipping by people’s immune defenses. Omicron-based coronavirus booster shots will roll out this fall 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z It follows last year's third most active season on record and 2020's most active season on record when all pre-determined names were exhausted with the Greek alphabet needing to be used. Forecasters predict a very active hurricane season 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z And omicron was more transmissible than delta, and delta was more transmissible than alpha, and alpha was more transmissible than earlier variants that did not have the glory of a Greek alphabet name. Virus mutations aren’t slowing down. New omicron subvariant proves it. 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z After Omicron comes pi in the Greek alphabet. Contagions Worse Than COVID Will Prevail If Neglect of Global Public Health Continues 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Since there are 24 letters in the Greek alphabet, this system allows the labeling of 24 stars in each constellation, but constellations have many more stars than that. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But two years in, and a Greek alphabet of viral variants later, circumstances have changed. Why Omicron Is Putting More Kids in the Hospital 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Can we please stop learning new letters in the Greek alphabet? In omicron’s dark winter, lessons of hope from Archbishop Desmond Tutu 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The pandemic stuck around, prompting seasonal mood swings and a greater familiarity with the Greek alphabet. Code red, glacier blood, megadrought: The defining words of 2021 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z “This is not how I wanted to learn the Greek alphabet,” but here we are, becoming experts on the millennia-spanning marvel as coronavirus variants multiply. Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, Dec. 14: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The name gamma comes from the third letter of the Greek alphabet: gamma rays were the third kind of radiation discovered coming from radioactive atoms when physicists first investigated their behavior. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet had been a fairly innocuous entity for 2,500 years. With coronavirus variants, world gets crash course on the Greek alphabet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The COVID-19 variants are named after letters of the Greek alphabet in order, but WHO skipped “nu” and “xi” last month for the latest strain in favor of “omicron.” Exclusive: Republicans say WHO pandered to China by skipping ‘xi’ in COVID names 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Is it because they got tired of the Greek alphabet, and decided to use Marvel Super Heroes? Your questions about covid, answered: Omicron, indoor spaces, boosters, lockdowns 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z According to the World Meteorological Organization's hurricane committee, the use of the Greek alphabet in 2020 had shortcomings, including confusion with some of the names. 2021 hurricane season was third most active 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z “It seems like we are steadily making our way through the Greek alphabet,” he said about the latest variant. Omicron? Many Americans give it a shrug 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z The Greek alphabet is a millennia-spanning marvel that didn’t necessarily need this boost in visibility. With coronavirus variants, world gets crash course on the Greek alphabet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet is pronounced roughly “gz,” as in most English pronunciations of “exactly.” Exclusive: Republicans say WHO pandered to China by skipping ‘xi’ in COVID names 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z So, since May, the WHO has been using letters from the Greek alphabet. Your questions about covid, answered: Omicron, indoor spaces, boosters, lockdowns 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z When the W.H.O. began to name emerging variants of the coronavirus, they turned to the Greek alphabet — Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and so on — to make them easier to describe. Omicron: What Is Known — and Still Unknown 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The COVID-19 variants are named after Greek alphabet letters, but WHO skipped the 13th and 14th letters, nu and xi, in labeling the omicron variant. ‘Not good news’: Omicron variant raises more COVID fears, travel bans 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z While many people were familiar with a handful of Greek alphabet letters, it is the emergence of omicron that has launched a crash course. With coronavirus variants, world gets crash course on the Greek alphabet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The WHO chose on Friday to dub the variant, first reported to the agency by scientists in South Africa, “omicron” — continuing its use of the Greek alphabet for naming notable variants of the virus. FACT FOCUS: Why WHO chose ‘omicron’ for new COVID variant 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Rather, it is known as delta, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. How omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, got its name 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The new variant was designated by the World Health Organization this week as omicron, named after a letter of the Greek alphabet. Hochul pauses elective surgeries amid omicron COVID-19 variant concerns 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet, although it is represented in English as “Xi,” is pronounced /gz/ as in most English pronunciations of “exactly.” ‘Not good news’: Omicron variant raises more COVID fears, travel bans 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z According to Google data, online searches for the phrase “Greek alphabet” have boomed. With coronavirus variants, world gets crash course on the Greek alphabet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z This is the first time the organization has skipped letters since it began using the Greek alphabet for coronavirus variants; it has previously used the alphabet to label 12 others. FACT FOCUS: Why WHO chose ‘omicron’ for new COVID variant 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z In keeping with the practice of naming variants for letters of the Greek alphabet, it dubbed the new one Omicron. New ‘Variant of Concern’ Fuels Global Fear of Another Virus Surge 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The World Health Organization’s technical working group is to meet today to assess the new variant and may decide whether or not to give it a name from the Greek alphabet. Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, November 26: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z If they do, the variant will likely be named after a letter of the Greek alphabet, in line with the current naming system. EXPLAINER: What is this new COVID variant in South Africa? 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z “Never did anything I learned as a drunken sorority girl prepare me more for the current world climate as learning the Greek alphabet,” one person wrote. With coronavirus variants, world gets crash course on the Greek alphabet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The WHO’s technical working group is to meet Friday to assess the new variant and may decide whether to give it a name from the Greek alphabet. World takes action as new coronavirus variant emerges in southern Africa 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z South African scientists will meet with the World Health Organization technical team on Friday to discuss the new variant, and the authorities will assign it a letter of the Greek alphabet. South Africa detects a new variant, prompting new international travel restrictions. 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The World Health Organization’s technical working group is to meet Friday to assess the new variant and may decide whether or not to give it a name from the Greek alphabet. ‘Exponential rise’: New coronavirus variant detected in South Africa worries scientists 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The WHO’s technical working group is to meet Friday to assess the new variant and may decide whether or not to give it a name from the Greek alphabet. South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z There are countless variants – and probably more significant ones on the way – but the Greek alphabet has just 24 letters, and only nine remain on the list. With coronavirus variants, world gets crash course on the Greek alphabet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z And don’t expect Alpha to Omega if still more storms take shape: The World Meteorological Organization voted this year to retire the Greek alphabet as too confusing. Subtropical Storm Wanda wraps up hurricane season’s ABCs 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Because it isn’t a variant of interest or concern, it has not yet been officially named after a letter of the Greek alphabet, like the other worrisome variants. What is the ‘delta plus’ variant of the coronavirus? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Variants of concern and variants of interest are assigned letters from the Greek alphabet for identification. Alpha, delta and more: Why virus variants are causing alarm 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Mu is the 12th letter in the Greek alphabet, meaning scientists are already halfway through that system. Everything we know about the mu variant, the latest coronavirus mutation 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z But the Greek alphabet also has letters that look familiar but sound different – P makes an R sound. With coronavirus variants, world gets crash course on the Greek alphabet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The world is in the midst of a global experiment in which a single virus is turning into a full Greek alphabet of distinct strains, each with its own suite of mutations. In this summer of covid freedom, disease experts warn: ‘The world needs a reality check’ 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z It got its name from the World Health Organization, which names notable variants after letters of the Greek alphabet. What should I know about the delta variant? 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z THE FACTS: Both virus variants and brain wave frequencies are named using letters from the Greek alphabet. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z But this does not mean that by the time we work through the Greek alphabet of variants and reach Omega that we'll end up with an unstoppable beast. Covid: Is there a limit to how much worse variants can get? 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Existing and any new variants will now be named after letters in the Greek alphabet. COVID variants get new names — and still are a concern if more people aren’t vaccinated 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z The global health body unveiled its new naming system on Monday, saying that it would use letters from the Greek alphabet as “non-stigmatising labels” for new variants. WHO renames coronavirus variants with ‘non-stigmatising’ Greek letters 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z In the event that more than 21 named tropical cyclones occur, additional storms will use names from the Greek alphabet like during 2020's historic season. Hurricane forecasters tracking two disturbances ahead of Atlantic season 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z The Greek alphabet is often used for naming purposes in math and science, not just for brain waves. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Previously, when more storms arose, it would then apply letters in the Greek alphabet. Hurricane Names from Greek Alphabet Are Dropped 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z If the 24 letters in the Greek alphabet are all used the WHO will find another naming system for new variants. COVID variants get new names — and still are a concern if more people aren’t vaccinated 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z “The Greek alphabet will never be used again as it was distracting and confusing,” the WMO tweeted. Greek letters "will never be used again" to name hurricanes 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z There are 21 names initially provided by the organization, and in the event that more than 21 named tropical cyclones occur, additional storms will use names from the Greek alphabet. The 2021 hurricane season names and dates: What could be next for East Coast? 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z In order to get away from naming variants after their locations, which WHO said was “stigmatizing and discriminatory,” the system was changed, and the Greek alphabet was selected as the source for labeling. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z This eclipsed the record season of 2005, when 28 named storms formed, and was only the second year forecasters were forced to dip into the Greek alphabet for names. 2020 rivals hottest year on record, pushing Earth closer to a critical climate threshold 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The hurricane season was so busy forecasters had to turn to the Greek alphabet after running out of assigned names. Pandemic deaths and economic fallout are top Alabama story 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z In the past, the Greek alphabet was used when there were more storms in a single hurricane season than names on the list. Greek letters "will never be used again" to name hurricanes 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Hurricanes: It was such a historically busy hurricane season that forecasters had to turn to the Greek alphabet after running out of assigned names. In a year dominated by pandemic, many other dramas unfolded 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z We registered 30 named storms, working our way through the 26 letters of the alphabet and starting down the Greek alphabet list. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z There were so many that the list of 21 conventional names was exhausted and the Greek alphabet was used for only the second time. 30 named storms: Record hurricane season comes to a close 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z The World Meteorological Organization actually ran out of storm names by September, turning to the Greek alphabet for labels for the first time since 2005. Today is the last day of the record-smashing 2020 Atlantic hurricane season 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Use of the Greek alphabet generated a lot of headlines in 2020 because it was so rare, but that took attention away from the actual impacts of the storms, the WMO said. Greek letters "will never be used again" to name hurricanes 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The National Zoo decided to retire the Gumdrop moniker for Totota’s offspring, instead using letters of the Greek alphabet. Perspective | What’s in a name? For animals at the National Zoo, all sorts of considerations. 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Meteorologists exhausted the 21-name list that is used each season, turning to the Greek alphabet to name systems. Hurricane Iota Barrels Toward Central America 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z This year, as in 2005, so many storms grew strong enough to be named that meteorologists turned to the Greek alphabet after exhausting the list of names maintained by the World Meteorological Organization. Eta Returns, Soaking Florida’s West Coast 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Meteorologists then, for only the second time in history, began pulling from the Greek alphabet to name storms. Tropical Storm Eta drenches South Florida neighborhoods 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The WMO decided to replace the Greek alphabet with a supplemental list of names. Greek letters "will never be used again" to name hurricanes 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Zeta is the sixth storm named within the Greek alphabet. Storm-weary Louisianans brace as Hurricane Zeta takes aim at New Orleans 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The last time the Greek alphabet was used was in 2005, which saw 28 storms strong enough to be named. Hurricane Iota Barrels Toward Central America 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z There have been so many storms this season that the hurricane center had to turn to the Greek alphabet after running out of assigned names. Hurricane Zeta is ashore in resort zone of Mexico’s Yucatan 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z With a total of 28 storms that year, the first six letters of the Greek alphabet were used: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Zeta. Tropical Storm Zeta 'rapidly strengthening' on way to Yucatan, takes aim at US Gulf Coast 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Zeta is the furthest into the Greek alphabet the Atlantic season has gone. Zeta likely hurricane before hitting Yucatan, heading for US 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z This year’s season has so many storms that the hurricane center has turned to the Greek alphabet after running out of official names. Tropical Storm Zeta forms near Cuba, expected to strengthen 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Meteorologists resorted to using the Greek alphabet for just the second time in history. Hurricane Delta is the latest disaster in a vicious season 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Subtropical storm Alpha, the first of the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet, formed quickly thereafter, becoming the 22nd named storm since May. In the Path of Six Major Storms Since June, Louisiana Braces for Delta 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z With a total of 27 storms that year, the first six letters of the Greek alphabet were used: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Zeta. Gulf Coast faces hurricane threat as 'strengthening' tropical system moves through Caribbean 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has broken numerous records, as forecasters in September ran out of traditional names and went to the Greek alphabet for storms Alpha and Beta. Tropical Storm Gamma meanders off Mexico, bringing flooding and storm surge 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z With a total of 27 storms that year, the first six letters of the Greek alphabet were used: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta. Hurricane center monitoring tropical wave in Caribbean, could develop into 'Gamma' 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z For only the second time in its history, the National Hurricane Center exhausted its regular list of 21 names last week and began using the Greek alphabet. Why the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has spun out of control 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z There have been so many storms that forecasters are now using the Greek alphabet to name new cyclones. A ‘zombie tropical storm’ just came back to life in the Atlantic 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z That forced them to begin using the Greek alphabet for only the second time since the 1950s. Hundreds of thousands still without power in Sally cleanup 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z With plenty of hurricane season left, any other storms that form this year will be given letters of the Greek alphabet. Tropical Storm Wilfred broke a record as soon as it formed 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Assuming Tropical Storm Wilfred forms, forecasters will need to draw from the Greek alphabet for referencing storms. Gusts to 123 mph, 30 inches of rain and a 6-foot storm surge: Hurricane Sally by the numbers 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The other Greek alphabet names used that year were Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta. 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is running out of names, so what happens next? 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z If only one more storm is officially named - Wilfred has already been chosen - meteorologists will begin naming new storms after the Greek alphabet. Hurricane Sally threatens southern US states 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Two hours after Wilfred took shape, the National Hurricane Center moved to the Greek alphabet when Subtropical Storm Alpha formed just off the coast of Portugal. Hundreds of thousands still without power in Sally cleanup 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z After that, we will move to the Greek alphabet for only the second time in history. Hurricane season peak: Here's why Sept. 10 is day most likely to have a tropical storm 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z The 2005 season holds the record for most named storms, using up all of its planned names and forcing forecasters to employ the Greek alphabet as a backup. Storm Surge: The Science behind This Year’s Hyperactive Hurricane Season 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z If there are more than 21 storms, meteorologists turn after Wilfred to the Greek alphabet — Alpha, Beta, Gamma and so on. Hurricane Alpha? Amped up season forecast, names may run out 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z He and other pledges were told to chug 190-proof liquor the night of Sept. 13, 2017, if they incorrectly answered questions about the fraternity or were unable to recite the Greek alphabet. Former LSU student gets 5 years in pledge’s hazing death 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The only other time the hurricane center dipped into the Greek alphabet was the deadly 2005 hurricane season, which included Hurricane Katrina’s strike on New Orleans. Hundreds of thousands still without power in Sally cleanup 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z It is tremendously old – circa 715BC – and the writing on it is one of the earliest surviving examples of the Greek alphabet. From carnage to a camp beauty contest: the endless allure of Troy 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The English alphabet is descended, via the Latin, from the Greek alphabet, which, according to Herodotus, was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet in the time of Cadmus. Mary Norris: Greek to Me 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z There are 19 fraternities at Cal Poly and 17 sororities, their female equivalent, all with names drawn from the Greek alphabet. 'The blackface scandal that rocked my campus' 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z One member told the police that Mr. Gruver kept messing up the Greek alphabet and that Mr. Naquin, 19, forced him to drink each time he made a mistake. 10 Arrested in Death of L.S.U. Student After Fraternity Drinking Ritual 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z If there are more than 21 storms in a season, then storms start getting names from the Greek alphabet. The Woman Who Helped Change How Hurricanes Are Named 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Decorated with the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, Alpha and Omega, the candle denotes our fundamental belief in the resurrection of... A Catholic World Fades Over a Lifetime 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The trickster of the Greek alphabet, it is not the same as our English “X”—no way. Mary Norris: Greek to Me 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Since they begin and end the Greek alphabet, the two letters are often used to symbolize birth and death, commencement and culmination. Folk-rocker Donovan found inspiration in ancient Greece — for art 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Linear B, a script in which each symbol stands for a syllable, was later succeeded by the familiar Greek alphabet in which each symbol represents a single vowel or consonant. Grave of ‘Griffin Warrior’ at Pylos Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z A shop on Lonsdale Street's "Little Greece" sells children's books written in the Greek alphabet and replica number plates with Greek names on one side and the European Union emblem on the other. Fleeing a crisis, Greek migrants flock back to Australia 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z There are certainly Greek words borrowed from Semitic languages, including the ancestors of our words camel, sapphire and even sack, not to mention the Greek alphabet and the names of its letters. The Vocabularist: The roots of the word 'eurosceptic' - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z She taught us Chinese ideograms, a few words of Italian and the Greek alphabet. Taking Her Class Around the World 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Upon exposing the scroll, Mocella and his colleagues were able to image several letters of the Greek alphabet through the dense layers of ancient paper. Ancient Scrolls, Burned in Vesuvius Volcano Eruption, Deciphered By Advanced X-ray Scans 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Simonides lived in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. and is famous for inventing a few letters of the Greek alphabet. Mnemodystopia: A Little Context 2013-08-26T16:45:03.317Z For whatever reason, the carbons in a fat molecule are labeled using letters from the Greek alphabet. The Alpha and the Omegas 2012-11-16T22:05:00Z One of a large number of particles named after letters of the Greek alphabet, in this case "mu". Muons, gluons and the poetry of particles 2012-07-05T01:08:46Z One of a large range of particles named after letters of the Greek alphabet, in this case "mu". Muons, gluons and the poetry of particles 2012-07-05T01:08:46Z The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z This is Payne Knight’s doctrine, in his analytical essay on the Greek alphabet, and an illustration of the notions of Fulgentius. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The earliest was found as late as 1882, a plain vase of black ware with an Etruscan inscription and a syllabary or spelling exercise, and the Greek alphabet twice repeated. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z Even if they had, they would seemingly have had no way to write their language down: the Greek alphabet was not adopted until the eighth century B.C. Emmett L. Bennett Jr. Dies at 93; Helped Decipher Linear B 2011-12-31T23:03:18Z The Latin section opens with the Greek alphabet, and proceeds to the parts of grammar, concluding with Erasmus’s De Ratione. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z Some persons accordingly remained twenty years under their instruction, which they did not deem it lawful to commit to writing, though on other subjects they employed the Greek alphabet. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Delta, del′ta, n. the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, the capital form of which is Δ: a tract of land of like shape formed at the mouth of a river.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Delta trading—the name is derived from the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet—is a gauge of risk exposure for bets made on the movements securities such as stocks and securities. Delta Desks Emerge as Mine Fields 2011-09-17T02:19:37Z Epsilon, Mu, Xi, letters of the Greek alphabet—e, m, and ch respectively. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z When the Romans adopted the Greek alphabet they took over the symbols with their Greek values. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z At first man could not tell what these were, so he named them after the first three letters of the Greek alphabet—Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, rays. Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion 2011-06-19T02:00:25.633Z Alpha, al′fa, n. the first letter of the Greek alphabet: the first or beginning. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z However, it signed an EU accession treaty in April 2005 and joined in January 2007 - at which point Cyrillic became the third official alphabet of the EU, following the Latin and Greek alphabets. Bulgaria 2011-05-28T22:34:57Z In one place a schoolboy has p. 25scratched his Greek alphabet. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z It likewise appears that the Romans were for a long period unacquainted with the use of aspirates, and were destitute of the phi and chi sounds of the Greek alphabet. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z The best classical scholar—and this in its truest sense—the writer ever came in contact with was a man who knew not even the letters of either Latin or Greek alphabet. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z One of these is the Semitic origin of the Greek alphabet. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z In the same work, the current mode of star-nomenclature by the letters of the Greek alphabet made its appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The Greek alphabet originally possessed only sixteen letters, though the Phœnician had twenty-two. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The brilliant Russian signs in broad gilt letters—so very like the Greek alphabet—which line the street, must often be renewed to present so fresh an appearance. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The infinite superiority of the Greek alphabet with its full notation of vowels was readily seen, but piety and custom as yet barred the way to its full adoption. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Boys were not only taught the Roman letters by their masters, the literatores, but they had to learn at the same time the Greek alphabet. Lectures on The Science of Language In one of the tombs we saw a Greek alphabet on the wall; the letters were transposed in different ways, apparently for the purpose of teaching Greek. What We Saw in Egypt While the ancient Greek alphabet gave rise to the ordinary Greek alphabet and the Latin, the Greek alphabet of later times furnished elements for the Coptic, the Gothic, and the old Slavic alphabets. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Knowledge of the art of writing reached the Etruscans from the Greek colony of Cyme, whence they adopted the Chalcidian form of the Greek alphabet. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Alpha and Omega.—The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia The Greek alphabet was really learnt from the Phœnicians, and most likely the whole is a curious story of some settlement of that eastern people in Greece. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History He gives twenty-two books, specifying “the epistle” of Jeremiah; and remarks that some added Tobit and Judith, making twenty-four, after the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Canon of the Bible On the border of this basin were engraved, at some distance from each other, the twenty-four letters of the Greek alphabet. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. If Taylor's soul is ever re-incarnated in a mortal body, it is absurd to suppose that he must begin to learn the Greek alphabet just like a novice. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland In the account given of the letters of the Greek alphabet are to be found explained the letters of all languages. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 She trembled like a postulant when she wrote the Greek alphabet for the first time. The Rainbow The Talmud has twenty-four,85 a number which did not originate in the Greek alphabet, else the Palestinian Jews would not have adopted it. The Canon of the Bible To only the very brightest are proper names attached; others are noted according to the degree of their brightness, and called after the letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, etc. The Children's Book of Stars As a system of notation, it appears to occupy an epoch between the hieroglyphic system of Egypt and the Greek alphabet. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 The Greek alphabet also is a thing that should be learnt by everybody. Pioneers of Science According to this the stars in each constellation, beginning with the brightest star, are designated by the letters of the Greek alphabet taken in their usual order. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language Compared with the Semitic, the Old Greek alphabet ran thus:— Hebrew. A Handbook of the English Language The Greek alphabet, and all its variations, as well as the language, customs, and history of that illustrious people, are better known to us. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life It contains twenty-four strophes, each beginning with a letter of the Greek alphabet in alphabetical order, and ending with the same refrain. Hymns of the Greek Church Translated with Introduction and Notes In the chart on page 46, detailing the original Greek alphabet, the typesetter's appear to have missed the 7th letter, kappa. Romulus Makers of History Hence his name, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, of which "omega" is the last. Omega, the Man All this was correct in principle; and the consequence is, that the Greek alphabet, although not originally meant to express a European tongue at all, expresses the Greek language well. A Handbook of the English Language "I can eat a pie as well as anybody," answered Sam, who, however, not being acquainted with the Greek alphabet, did not quite comprehend the joke. Sam's Chance And How He Improved It The digamma, I am informed, is a letter that was lost in prehistoric times from the Greek alphabet. Chimney-Pot Papers The brightest stars of each constellation are named after the letters of the Greek alphabet, the brightest being called Alpha, the next in brilliancy Beta, and so on, right through the Greek alphabet. Aether and Gravitation In a measure it seemed strange that the Greek alphabet and all the classics of the ancients had survived antiquity. Omega, the Man Afterwards, however, the later Greek alphabet had its influence, and the additional letters which it contained were more or less incorporated; and that without effecting the ejection of any earlier ones. A Handbook of the English Language But I forgot the very letters of the Greek alphabet; a loss never to be repaired, considering what that language is, and who they were who employed it in their compositions. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) As it is, James Mill lives in history as the man who insisted that his baby three years old should be taught the Greek alphabet. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The letter tsi is a supplementary one in Russian, having no corresponding letter in the Greek alphabet, from which the Russian was formed in the ninth century by St. Cyril. Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc As the ordinary Greek alphabet was insufficient, containing only twenty-four letters, an alphabet of twenty-seven letters was used. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals He knew the Greek alphabet, had picked up a bit of Hindostani on Indian service, and a little bit of French and Turkish in the Crimea. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography The clergyman, it seems, had advertised in the 'Times' for pupils, and gave for address a certain letter of the Greek alphabet. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General These signs are called letters; and the whole set of them goes by the name of the Alphabet—from the two first letters of the Greek alphabet, which are called alpha, beta. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 In this picture the schoolboy is seen arriving with his satchel and being presented with a hornbook by Nicostrata, the Latin muse Carmentis, who changed the Greek alphabet into the Latin. Life in the Medieval University The letters are those of the Greek alphabet, and the student if not familiar with it is advised to consult a Greek grammar. A Field Book of the Stars Low down on the walls small schoolboys have practised writing the Greek alphabet, showing that Greek was included in their curriculum. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sir Ernest Rutherford christened them, after the first three letters of the Greek alphabet, the Alpha, the Beta, and Gamma rays. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told Their scale consisted of two octaves and one note, their so-called "greater perfect system," and the tones were named by the first fifteen letters of the Greek alphabet. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The first book contains a list of drugs arranged according to the Greek alphabet. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages At this time they were speaking Oscan as well as Greek, and two of three Oscan inscriptions in Greek alphabet still testify to the language spoken in the town in the 3rd century B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, 701-u. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Gardiner employed the authority of the king and council to suppress innovations in this particular, and to preserve the corrupt sound of the Greek alphabet. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Throw the letters of the Greek alphabet, it has been said, an infinite number of times, and you must produce the 'Iliad' and all the Greek books. A Candid Examination of Theism The Greeks in Asia generally spoke the Turkish language, but used the Greek alphabet. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. It is his own word that, two months after beginning with the Greek alphabet, he had read the New Testament through. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Omega and Alpha are the last and first letters of the Greek alphabet, 701-u. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The word originally came into use to describe that part of the alluvium accumulated by the Nile near its mouth, which forms a fertile territory shaped somewhat like the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography There was the Lawyer, who knew international law as he knew his Greek alphabet, and hated a court room. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 Dante had quoted Greek authors, but without having known the Greek alphabet. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The name of a letter of the Greek alphabet. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, No. 12 Two of the characters were supposed, in liberal exercise of the imagination, to represent the Α and Ω of the Greek alphabet. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 It is well-known to the Profession, and the reason for using any other method, involving the Greek alphabet and many assumptions, is unknown to the writer. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 The word is formed from alpha, beta, the names of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. In later life he declared that he had forgotten even the letters of the Greek alphabet. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century But for three minutes after she had come in, he knew he might as well have stopped his lecture and begun reciting the Greek alphabet. The Real Adventure "Alpha and Omega," the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, are explained in the words,—"the beginning and the ending." Notes on the Apocalypse What is its place in the Greek alphabet? 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading Bear in mind that the Tifinar alphabet is far from tallying with the Greek alphabet, which increases the number of hypotheses. Atlantida Thus the days passed and by the end of June even, Halcyone had learned more than the Greek alphabet; and had listened to many charming stories of that wonderful people. Halcyone In June, 1797, he did not know the Greek alphabet; in August of the same year he was admitted to the Freshman Class of Dartmouth on engaging to supply his deficiencies by extra study. Famous Americans of Recent Times They are now believed to have first come into use among the Goths in the 6th century B.C., and to be a modified form of the old Greek alphabet introduced by traders. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The old problem, Given the Greek alphabet, to find an Iliad, differs from this rather in degree than in kind. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 You have to have the Greek alphabet backward, and never miss chapel all term to get a show at that. The Half-Back Of Greek I can decipher perhaps the greater part of the Greek alphabet. Treatise on Parents and Children And again he leered at Paul, as if he would have liked to tackle him with the Greek alphabet, on the spot. Dombey and Son The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek Γ, γ, and came from the Greek alphabet. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section C Hilary of Poitiers argued that there must be twenty-four books, on account of the twenty-four letters in the Greek alphabet. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom I understood that Sir Thomas Phillips assigned that the intermixture of cuneiform with the Greek alphabet proceeded from the Samaritans, who were originally an Assyrian colony. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Chitter-chatter-chitter-chatter—fish and the Greek alphabet—never listened to a word any one said—chock-full of idiotic theories about the way to bring up children—I'd far rather talk to him any day. The Voyage Out Their language was first reduced to writing in the Greek alphabet, by the Moravian missionaries, about 1733; but at present a modified form of the English alphabet is in use. Aboriginal American Authors Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. The World English Bible (WEB): He knew little more than the Greek alphabet, and produced his translation from the preceding versions in Latin and Italian, submitting the work to the correction of eminent scholars before he printed it. Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions The Coptic tongue, which arose from a union of ancient Egyptian with the vulgar vernacular, later became mingled with Greek and Arabic words, and was written in the Greek alphabet. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities In making his version Ulfilas, who was himself a converted Visigoth, generally indicated the Gothic sounds by means of the Greek alphabet. Early European History In 1339, and again in 1342, a Greek monk from southern Italy visited the Pope, coming as an ambassador from Constantinople, and from him Petrarch learned the Greek alphabet. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet. The World English Bible (WEB): He established himself again in Florence, where, in his forty-sixth year, he took up the study of Greek, and made himself master of that literature, though, till then, he had scarcely known the Greek alphabet. Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions Commit it to memory, and repeat the scattered parcels of it, as Caesar is said to have done the Greek alphabet, to cool your rising choler. Four Early Pamphlets Becquerel, the Curies, Rutherford--they were playing with the letters of the Greek alphabet, Alphas, Gammas, and Rhos, while the simple, gentle old boy that I served had read the secret. The Mystery Radium gives off three distinct types of rays named after the first three letters of the Greek alphabet—Alpha, Beta, Gamma—besides a gas emanation as does thorium which is a powerfully radio-active substance. Marvels of Modern Science If that is not enough, I could exhaust the Greek alphabet for heads in addition. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 They are divided into three principal classes, the Anglo-Saxon, the Germanic, and the Scandinavian, bearing the same relation to each other as do the different Greek alphabets. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries I could not help smiling at the consummate assurance of this Hibernian, and offered to refer the dispute to anybody on board who understood the Greek alphabet. The Adventures of Roderick Random For the Greek alphabet, I have simply substituted the nearest ordinary letters that I can, and I have used initial capitals for foreign language words. Leviathan Then his studies had ended abruptly with the Greek alphabet, and from the library he had passed out to the plough. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields That of Abbot Serapion contains, I have been told, a thousand four hundred and thirty-two cells, and the monks are divided into as many legions as there are letters in the Greek alphabet. Thais She told him about her music, and about a Suffrage meeting to which Henry had taken her, and she asserted, half seriously, that she had learnt the Greek alphabet, and found it "fascinating." Night and Day In fact—ah, here it is—'The Greek alphabet is absolutely FASCINATING.' Night and Day He also used italics for words in other languages than English, and there are a number of Greek words, in the Greek alphabet, in the text. Leviathan |
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