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ETA

/ˈeɪtə/

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What does ETA mean?

noun

  1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
  2. A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.
  3. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.
More meanings (9)

noun

  1. Alternative form of ita (“kind of palm tree”).
  2. Initialism of estimated time of arrival.
  3. Initialism of Electronic Travel Authorization, a type of electronic visa.
  4. Initialism of Elvis tribute artist, a professional impersonator who performs as Elvis Presley.
  5. Alternative letter-case form of ETA (“Electronic Travel Authorization”)

verb

  1. Initialism of edited to add.

proper noun

  1. Initialism of Electronic Travel Authority.
  2. (historical) Acronym of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, a Basque separatist organization active from 1959 to 2018.
  3. (historical) Alternative letter-case form of ETA.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪtə/

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A group of four Eta patches are placed close together, which form the point of attachment for two guys in each case.
George WhaleBritish Airships, Past, Present, and FutureProject Gutenberg ebook #762