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gamma-ray

gamma-ray is the attributive form of gamma ray.

Meaning of gamma ray

Noun

gamma ray (plural gamma rays)

  1. Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.
    • Doc Bruce Banner, belted by gamma rays,
      Turns into the Hulk – Ain’t he unglamour-rays [=unglamorous]!1966, “The Incredible Hulk”, Jacques Urbont (lyrics) (theme song of The Marvel Super Heroes)

Phrases with gamma-ray

Questions about gamma-ray

What is gamma-ray the attributive form of?
Gamma-ray is the attributive form of gamma ray.

Words near gamma-ray in the dictionary

  1. gamma-hydroxybutyrate
  2. gamma-hydroxybutyrates
  3. gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
  4. gamma-hydroxybutyric acids
  5. gamma-iron
  6. gamma-ray
  7. gamma-ray astronomy
  8. gamma-ray burst
  9. gamma-ray bursts
  10. gammabaculovirus
  11. gammabaculoviruses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gamma-ray (page history and authors); gamma ray (page history and authors). 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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