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Home	The Greek Alphabet Name Capital Lowercase Examples in use alpha Α α Angles, angular acceleration beta Β β Angles, coefficients gamma Γ γ Shear strain, surface tension, kinematic viscosity delta Δ δ Differences, damping coefficient epsilon Ε ε Linear strain zeta Ζ ζ   eta Η η Dynamic viscosity, efficiency theta Θ θ Angles, temperature, volume, strain iota Ι ι Compressibility kappa Κ κ Wavelength, thermal conductivity lambda Λ λ Poissons ratio, coefficient of friction mu Μ μ Dynamic viscosity nu Ν ν   xi Ξ ξ Ξ ξ   omicron Ο ο   pi Π π Mathematical constant rho Ρ ρ Density sigma Σ σ Normal stress, standard deviation tau Τ τ Shear stress upsilon Υ υ   phi Φ φ Angles, rate of heat flow, potential energy chi Χ χ   psi Ψ ψ Helix angle omega Ω ω Angular velocity, solid angle, electrical resistance Sources: Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book, (Newnes Pocket Books) Wikipedia/Greek_alphabet

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