/iːtə/ (EE-tah)

Definitions

1. noun

a Greek letter used as an abbreviation for ‘et cetera’; a symbol representing the Greek letter eta.

“The professor used the Greek symbol eta to shorten the phrase ‘et cetera’.”

2. prefix

indicating or relating to a Greek letter eta, used to denote a delay or an increase of a specified time or amount.

“The new policy has a five-eta increase on the original price.”