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gamma particle

gamma particle noun: a photon with a wavelength short enough to be considered a gamma ray, usually emitted from radioactivity.

Noun

gamma particle (plural gamma particles)

  1. A photon with a wavelength short enough to be considered a gamma ray, usually emitted from radioactivity.

Forms of gamma particle

pluralgamma particles

Questions about gamma particle

What does gamma particle mean?
Gamma particle means a photon with a wavelength short enough to be considered a gamma ray, usually emitted from radioactivity.
What part of speech is gamma particle?
Gamma particle is a noun.
What is the plural of gamma particle?
The plural of gamma particle is gamma particles.

Words near gamma particle in the dictionary

  1. gamma knife
  2. gamma knives
  3. gamma male
  4. gamma males
  5. gamma of the gamma
  6. gamma particle
  7. gamma particles
  8. gamma pulsar
  9. gamma pulsars
  10. gamma radiation
  11. gamma radiations

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