gammanoun
uk/ˈɡæm.ə/us/ˈɡæm.ə/gamma noun (LETTER)
[ C or U ] symbol Γ, γ language, mathematics, science the third letter of the Greek alphabet
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Letters of alphabets
- A, a
- alphabetic
- B, b
- C, c
- chi
- I, i
- iota
- J, j
- K, k
- kappa
- phi
- psi
- Q, q
- R, r
- rho
- xi
- Y, y
- Z, z
- zed
- zee
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gamma noun (RADIATION)
[ U ] science a type of radiation with a very short wavelength that passes through most solid objects:
an overdose of gamma
Synonym
gamma radiation
Examples from literature
- To the lowest note of this scale, which was foreign to the Greek system, he gave a special name, gamma, after the Greek letter G. From this we get our word for the scale, the gamut.