What (who) is GAMMA - definition
THIRD LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET
Gamma (letter); Γ; Gama (letter); Gammas; \gamma; Γάμμα; ℽ; ℾ; Gamma (Greek); Gamma (unit of induction); Gamma (unit of mass); Gamma (unit (induction)); Gamma (unit (mass)); Gamma (Greek letter)
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gamma
(gammas)
Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet.
N-VAR
gamma
['gam?]
¦ noun
1. the third letter of the Greek alphabet (?, ?), transliterated as 'g'.
[as modifier] denoting the third in a series of items or categories.
Brit. a third-class mark given for a piece of work.
2. [as modifier] relating to gamma rays.
3. (plural same) Physics a unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10-5 oersted.
Origin
via L. from Gk.
Gamma
·noun The third letter (/, / = ·Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.
Wikipedia
Gamma
Gamma (uppercase Γ, lowercase γ; Greek: γάμμα gámma) is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek, the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop IPA: [ɡ]. In Modern Greek, this letter represents either a voiced velar fricative IPA: [ɣ] or a voiced palatal fricative IPA: [ʝ] (while /g/ in foreign words is instead commonly transcribed as γκ).
In the International Phonetic Alphabet and other modern Latin-alphabet based phonetic notations, it represents the voiced velar fricative.
Pronunciation examples for GAMMA
1. of gamma.
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2. gamma rays,
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3. that Gamma produced.
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4. by Gamma International.
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5. And that's gamma brainwaves.
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Examples of use of GAMMA
1. Gamma–hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, is a drug favoured by clubbers.
2. The event is accompanied by a spectacular gamma ray explosion.
3. One is gamma–aminobutyric acid, also known as GABA, and the other is glycin.
4. Instead, gamma rays blasted meat, fish and dairy products to kill germs.
5. The suggestion that gamma rays would make the fridge redundant was voted the worst.