gamma
Syllables: gam·ma/ˈɡæ.mə/
gamma noun: the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
Noun
gamma (countable and uncountable, plural gammas)
- The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- The letter Ɣɣ, used in the alphabets of several African languages, and in lowercase form in the IPA to represent a voiced velar fricative.
- A gamma ray or gamma-ray photon.
- The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
- A constant approximately equal to 0.57721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).
- A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.
- A non-SI unit of measure of mass, equal to 1 microgramme.
- Slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.
- Flight path angle; the angle by which an aircraft's flight path deviates from the horizontal plane.
- A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change in delta with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
- Synonym of gamma correction.
- Synonyms:
- gamma correction
gamma meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gamma in Hindi
- गामा, गम्मा
gamma in Tamil
- காமா
gamma in Marathi
- गामा, गॅमा, गम्मा
gamma in Urdu
- گاما
More languagesFewer languages
- gamma in Bengali
- গ্রীক বর্ণমালার তৃতীয় বর্ণ
- gamma in Telugu
- గామా gāmā
- gamma in Malayalam
- ഗാമ, ഗാമാ
- gamma in Kannada
- ಗಾಮಾ, ಗಮ್ಮ, ಗಮ್ಮಾ
- gamma in Punjabi
- ਗਾਮਾ, ਗੰਮਾ
- gamma in Gujarati
- ગામા, ગમ્મા
- gamma in Odia
- ଗାମା
- gamma in Nepali
- गामा, गम्मा
- gamma in Tagalog
- gama
- gamma in Arabic
- غَامَا ḡāmā
- gamma in Malay
- gama
- gamma in Persian
- گاما gâmâ
- gamma in Thai
- แกมมา gɛɛm-mâa
Examples of gamma in a sentence
- The intense gamma and X-rays from the fission reaction start to plasmise the air of the developing fireball.
- Lead bricks were placed around the radioactive source so that the escaping gamma rays would be limited to a collimated beam rather than filling the lab.
- Any ship nearby will receive a lethal dose of gamma rays, neutrons, and other radioactives.
Synonyms of gamma
Forms of gamma
| plural | gammas |
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Origin of gamma
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
Words formed from gamma
- alphabetagamma
- baby gamma
- cross gamma
- des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin
- digamma
- Gacrux
- gamma-aminobutyric acid
- gamma-angio-encephalography
- gamma bomb
- gamma-butyrolactone
- gamma camera
- gammachirp
- gammacism
- gamma city
- gamma correction
- gamma decay
- gamma distribution
- gamma-encephalography
- gamma female
- gamma garden
- gamma globulin
- gamma-glutamyltransferase
- gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
- gamma iron
- gamma-iron
- gamma knife
- gamma male
- gamma of the gamma
- gamma particle
- gamma pulsar
- gamma radiation
- gamma-ray astronomy
- gamma-ray burst
- gamma ray
- gamma-ray
- gammaretrovirus
- gammatone
- gamma wave
- gammopathy
- Goodman and Kruskal's gamma
- multigamma
- nongamma
- nuclear gamma resonance fluorescence
- soft-gamma repeater
- volga
- vomma
Phrases with gamma
Words that rhyme with gamma
Questions about gamma
- What does gamma mean?
- Gamma means the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- What is gamma in Hindi?
- Gamma in Hindi is गामा, गम्मा. See Gamma meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gamma?
- Gamma is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gamma?
- Gamma is pronounced /ˈɡæ.mə/.
- What is the plural of gamma?
- The plural of gamma is gammas.
Words near gamma in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gamma (page history and authors); gamma (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gamma (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gamma (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gamma (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gamma (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గామా (Telugu) (page history and authors); gamma (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gamma (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gamma (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gamma (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gamma (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gamma (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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