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1. (n.) gamma
the third letter of the Greek alphabet (&Ggr;, &ggr;).
2. gamma
the third in a series of items.
3. gamma
(cap.) a star that is usu. the third brightest of a constellation.
4. gamma
a unit of weight equal to one microgram.
5. gamma
a unit of magnetic field strength, equal to 10−5 gauss.
6. gamma
a measure of the degree of development of a photographic negative or print.
Etymology: (1960–65)
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1. (noun) gamma
the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
2. (noun) gamma
a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
3. (noun) da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma, Gamma
Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
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1. (noun) gamma
the third letter (/, / = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet
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Sense: a powerful form of radiation.
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 Afrikaans: gamma |
 Arabic: أشِعَّة جَمّا |
 Bulgarian: вид радиационни лъчи |
 Brazilian: gama |
 Czech: záření gama |
 German: das Gamma, Gamma-... |
 Danish: gamma |
 Greek: ακτίνες γάμα |
 Spanish: gama, rayos gama |
 Estonian: gammakiired |
 Farsi: گاما |
 Finnish: gammasäteily |
 French: rayons gamma |
 Hebrew: קֶרֶן גָאמָה |
 Hindi: एक शक्तिशाली रेडियोधर्मी |
 Croatian: gama zrake |
 Hungarian: gamma-sugárzás |
 Indonesian: sinar gamma |
 Icelandic: gammageislar |
 Italian: raggi gamma |
 Japanese: ガンマ線 |
 Korean: 감마선 |
 Lithuanian: gama spinduliai |
 Latvian: gamma stari |
 Malay: gama |
 Dutch: gamma- |
 Norwegian: gammastråler |
 Polish: promienie gamma |
 Persian: گاما |
 Pashto: وړانګى اچونه، پړ كيدنه، ب |
 Portuguese: gama |
 Romanian: raze gama |
 Russian: гамма-лучи |
 Slovak: gama lúče |
 Slovenian: gamažarki |
 Serbian: gama |
 Swedish: gamma: gammastrålar |
 Thai: รังสีแกมมา |
 Turkish: gamaışınları |
 Taiwanese: 伽瑪射線 |
 Ukrainian: гамма-проміння |
 Urdu: بہت تیز برقناطیسی اشعاع |
 Vietnamese: tia gama |
 Chinese: 伽马 |
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