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alpha

alpha

30 6.9
Showing strong confidence and wanting to lead others
  • adjective
  • /ˈæl.fə/
translation icon : dominante
  • Now, I love those boys, but we are gonna have to have a serious conversation about who the alpha member of this family is.
  • alpha male
  • alpha female

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Examples

  • She's the alpha dog.

  • Is that part of this, this alpha male syndrome that you're describing?

  • You listen to us and we turn you into an alpha male.

  • Excuse me-- alpha male coming through.

  • It's an alpha male thing.

  • Let's talk about the experience for you, the alpha of the house.

  • How did you get to be so alpha?

  • I view Dixie as the alpha in that relationship, but I could be wrong.

  • He was the ultimate alpha dog.

  • He always takes charge in meetings, showing he is the alpha in the group.

Synonyms

dominating
vsalpha
4.3

Being the most powerful or important in a group

is permanent top rank or status rather than temporary control
ascendent
vsalpha
7.9

Having more power or influence than others

is stable, highest rank or status rather than time limited influence

Antonyms

295 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

1 6.0

Second in rank or importance after the leader

Idioms

alpha and omega
  • Literature
1 8.1

The whole of something, including its beginning and its end

Compounds

alpha wave
  • Specialized
3 6.4

A brain rhythm you have when you are awake and relaxed, often when you close your eyes or meditate

alpha dog
  • Informal
2 7.0

A confident person who takes charge and leads a group that others follow

alpha particle
  • Specialized
2 5.8

A small positively charged part of an atom with two protons and two neutrons released in radioactive decay

alpha-linolenic acid
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A type of healthy fat that your body needs, found in plant oils like flaxseed and canola

alpha test
  • Specialized
1 5.3

An early trial of new software run by the developers to find major bugs

Cronbach's alpha
  • Specialized
8.0

A number that shows how well survey or test questions measure the same thing

A dominant ape who leads and controls other apes

alpha blocker
  • Specialized
5.2

A medicine that relaxes muscles in blood vessels and the prostate to lower blood pressure and help pass urine

alpha brass
  • Specialized
8.1

A type of brass metal that bends easily without heating

alpha bronze
  • Specialized
8.1

A metal made from copper and tin used for parts that are easy to shape

alpha-beta brass
  • Specialized
8.8

A strong brass made with more zinc, used for cast parts and hot work

alpha-ferrite
  • Specialized
8.4

A magnetic form of iron that appears in steel below 906°C

alpha-blocker
  • Specialized
5.5

A drug that relaxes certain muscles to lower blood pressure and ease symptoms of an enlarged prostate

alpha-interferon
  • Specialized
5.2

A medicine that helps the body's defenses fight viruses and some cancers

alpha-Fe
  • Specialized
9.1

A magnetic form of iron that exists at normal temperatures

alpha-lipoprotein
  • Specialized
7.2

A particle in the blood that carries cholesterol and helps protect the heart

alpha-naphthol
  • Specialized
9.9

A chemical used to make dyes and to test for sugars in labs

alpha-naphthol test
  • Specialized
8.3

A chemical test that shows a violet ring when sugar is in a liquid

alpha-tocopherol
  • Specialized
7.2

A form of vitamin E in plant oils that protects your body cells

alpha-Terpinene
  • Specialized
9.9

A natural chemical from some plant oils that people use to give perfume or flavor

Alpha Crucis
  • Specialized
9.9

A very bright star at the bottom of the Southern Cross

alpha decay
  • Specialized
7.7

A radioactive process where a large atom sends out an alpha particle and becomes another element

alpha fetoprotein
  • Specialized
6.5

Protein made in an unborn baby that when high can show birth defects such as spina bifida

alpha fetoprotein
  • Specialized
6.8

Protein measured in adults to help find and check some cancers, especially liver cancer

alpha globulin
  • Specialized
7.0

A group of blood proteins that move fastest in an electric lab test

alpha methyl dopa
  • Specialized
6.1

A medicine that lowers high blood pressure, often used during pregnancy

alpha iron
  • Specialized
8.1

A form of iron that is magnetic and stable below 906°C

alpha radiation
  • Specialized
6.1

Radiation made of heavy particles that radioactive materials send out

alpha privative
  • Specialized
9.9

Letters added to the start of a Greek word to show not or without

alpha ray
  • Specialized
7.5

A stream of tiny particles given off by some radioactive materials

alpha receptor
  • Specialized
7.8

A part on nerve cells that makes blood vessels and muscles in organs tighten

alpha rhythm
  • Specialized
6.8

A pattern of brain waves at eight to twelve times per second in people who are awake but relaxed

alpha software
  • Specialized
7.2

An early, unfinished version of a computer program tested mainly by the people who made it

4.7

A drug that relaxes certain muscles to lower blood pressure and help urine flow in men with an enlarged prostate

A medicine that relaxes blood vessel and bladder muscles to lower blood pressure and help pass urine

7.4

A protein on nerve and blood vessel cells that reacts to body chemicals to make vessels narrow and muscles contract

alpha-adrenoceptor
  • Specialized
9.3

Receptor on certain cells that reacts to adrenaline and narrows blood vessels

How Dominant

alpha
30 6.9
leading
3.4
influential
189 4.6

Surface Forms

alpha positive

Etymology

Alpha meaning the most important or powerful person comes from the Greek letter alpha, which means 'first', so calling someone 'alpha' is a way to say they are 'first' or at the top of a group.