gamma
pronunciation
How to pronounce gamma in British English:
UK [ˈgæmə]
How to pronounce gamma in American English:
US [ˈɡæmə]
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- Noun:
- the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
- a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
Word Origin
- gamma
- third letter of the Greek alphabet, c. 1400, from Greek gamma, from Phoenician gimel, said to mean literally "camel" (see camel) and to be so called for a fancied resemblance of its shape to some part of a camel. Gamma rays (1903) originally were thought to be a third type of radiation, but later were found to be very short X-rays.
Example
- 1. The radiation takes the form of high-frequency gamma rays .
- 2. But how can terrestrial gamma rays reach fermi 's orbit in space ?
- 3. When that jet meets surrounding gas or dust , it generates gamma rays .
- 4. Gamma ray map : my god , it 's full of gamma ray bursts !
- 5. Atomic bombs unleash enormous shock waves and high levels of neutron and gamma radiation .