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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•ma /ˈgæmə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mas. - the third letter of the Greek alphabet (&Ggr, γ).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•ma (gam′ə),USA pronunciation n. - the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ).
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
- the third in a series of items.
- (cap.) [Astron.]a star that is usually the third brightest of a constellation:The third brightest star in the Southern Cross is Gamma Crucis.
- a unit of weight equal to one microgram.
- [Physics.]a unit of magnetic field strength, equal to 10-5 gauss.
- [Photog.]a measure of the degree of development of a negative or print.
- [Television.]an analogous numerical indication of the degree of contrast between light and dark in the reproduction of an image in television.
- [Chiefly Brit.]a grade showing that an individual student is in the third, or lowest, of three scholastic sections in a class. Cf. alpha (def. 7), beta (def. 8).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gamma /ˈɡæmə/ n - the third letter in the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), a consonant, transliterated as g. When double, it is transcribed and pronounced as ng
- the third highest grade or mark, as in an examination
- a unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10–5 oersted. 1 gamma is equivalent to 0.795 775 × 10–3 ampere per metre
- the numerical value of the slope of the characteristic curve of a photographic emulsion or television camera; a measure of the contrast reproduced in a photographic or television image
- (modifier) involving or relating to photons of very high energy: a gamma detector
- relating to one of two or more allotropes or crystal structures of a solid: gamma iron
- relating to one of two or more isomeric forms of a chemical compound, esp one in which a group is attached to the carbon atom next but one to the atom to which the principal group is attached
Etymology: 14th Century: from Greek; related to Hebrew gīmel third letter of the Hebrew alphabet (probably: camel) |