Definition of
Gamma
- (noun, communication) the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
- (noun, person) 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)
- (noun, quantity) a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
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Synonyms of Gamma
Alternate forms of Gamma
Hypernyms: alphabetic character, field strength unit, letter, letter of the alphabet
Origin of the word Gamma
- "third letter of the Greek alphabet," c.1400, from Gk. gamma, from Phoenician gimel, lit. "camel." Gamma rays (1903) were originally thought to be a third type of radiation, now known to be identical with very short X-rays. more
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Words that sound like Gamma
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