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The first stage had been all over before the doctors even knew they were dealing with a new sickness; it was the direct reaction to the bombardment of the body, at the moment when the bomb went off, by neutrons, beta particles, and gamma rays.
John Hersey

Meaning of "gamma" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAMMA

From Greek; related to Hebrew gīmel third letter of the Hebrew alphabet (probably: camel).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GAMMA

gamma  [ˈɡæmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAMMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gamma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAMMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gamma

Gamma

Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Gimel. Letters that arose from gamma include the Roman C and G and the Cyrillic letters Г and Ґ.

Definition of gamma in the English dictionary

The first definition of gamma in the dictionary is the third letter in the Greek alphabet, a consonant, transliterated as g. When double, it is transcribed and pronounced as ng. Other definition of gamma is the third highest grade or mark, as in an examination. Gamma is also a unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10–5 oersted. 1 gamma is equivalent to 0.795 775 × 10–3 ampere per metre.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAMMA


Alabama
ˌæləˈbæmə
bammer
ˈbæmə
crammer
ˈkræmə
damar
ˈdæmə
dammar
ˈdæmə
digamma
daɪˈɡæmə
gammer
ˈɡæmə
glamor
ˈɡlæmə
glamour
ˈɡlæmə
grammar
ˈɡræmə
hammer
ˈhæmə
jammer
ˈdʒæmə
programmer
ˈprəʊɡræmə
rammer
ˈræmə
scammer
ˈskæmə
slammer
ˈslæmə
sledgehammer
ˈslɛdʒˌhæmə
spammer
ˈspæmə
stammer
ˈstæmə
yammer
ˈjæmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAMMA

gaming table
gamma camera
gamma distribution
gamma function
gamma globulin
gamma hydroxybutyrate
gamma iron
gamma knife
gamma radiation
gamma rays
gamma stock
gamma-aminobutyric acid
gamma-carotene
gamma-ray astronomy
gamma-ray burst
gamma-ray burster
gammadia
gammadion
gammat
gamme

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAMMA

agrostemma
comma
dhamma
dilemma
emma
gemma
Glomma
gramma
grandmamma
gumma
lemma
limma
mamma
maremma
momma
on the horns of a dilemma
Oxford comma
sarcolemma
stemma
summa

Synonyms and antonyms of gamma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gamma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAMMA

Find out the translation of gamma to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gamma from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gamma» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伽玛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gamma
570 millions of speakers

English

gamma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गामा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جاما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гамма-
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gamma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রীক বর্ণমালার তৃতীয় বর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gamma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gamma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gamma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガンマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gamma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gamma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गामा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gamma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gamma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гамма-
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gamma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γάμμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gammastrale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gamma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gamma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gamma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMMA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMMA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gamma

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7 QUOTES WITH «GAMMA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gamma.
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Walther Bothe
In this case, the particle formed has correspondingly less energy, whereas the product nucleus passes into the ground state with emission of the quantity of energy saved as gamma radiation.
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John Hersey
The first stage had been all over before the doctors even knew they were dealing with a new sickness; it was the direct reaction to the bombardment of the body, at the moment when the bomb went off, by neutrons, beta particles, and gamma rays.
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John Hull
There are challenges in terms of the measurement of VAR for what are known as nonlinear derivatives, where things like gamma and vega are important dimensions of the risk.
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Ronnie Montrose
Gamma was a logical progression after doing the Open Fire record.
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Timothy Murphy
Our border patrol does a great job under these very dangerous conditions. They use very sophisticated equipment, including gamma rays, to detect drugs and illegal immigrants as they enter the U.S.
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Claude Nicollier
In general, the objects in the universe that are very high-energy objects, or the processes that are high-energy processes, will radiate more in the short wavelength range towards the gamma rays or the x-rays.
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Frederick Reines
I turned my attention for a while to gamma ray astronomy and soon began the first in a continous series of experiments at the Savannah River site to study the properties of the neutrino.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAMMA»

Discover the use of gamma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gamma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Very High Energy Cosmic Gamma Radiation: A Crucial Window on ...
Gamma ray astronomy, the branch of high energy astrophysics that studies the sky in energetic ?-ray photons, is destined to play a crucial role in the exploration of nonthermal phenomena in the Universe in their most extreme and violent ...
Felix A. Aharonian, 2004
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Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant
Introduced by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), who figures prominently in this book, gamma is defined as the limit of the sum of 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + . . . up to 1/n, minus the natural logarithm of n--the numerical value being ...
Julian Havil, 2010
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Practical Gamma-ray Spectroscopy
New features of this edition include: A discussion of digital pulse processing An explanation of recent changes in the way nuclear data is being kept up-to-date.
Gordon Gilmore, 2011
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Gamma Titanium Aluminide Alloys: Science and Technology
The first book entirely dedicated to the topic emphasizes the relation between basic research and actual processing technologies.
Fritz Appel, Jonathan David Heaton Paul, Michael Oehring, 2011
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Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy summarizes the status of gamma-ray astronomy at energies between 30MeV and 50TeV at a critical point in the development of the discipline: the hiatus between the demise of the EGRET telescope and the ...
T.C. Weekes, 2003
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Handbook of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis: With Neutron Beams
The Handbook of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis is a comprehensive handbook written for those practising the method, wanting to implement it at a reactor facility, or just looking for a powerful non-destructive method of element analysis.
G. Molnar, 2004
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On a Class of Incomplete Gamma Functions with Applications
On a Class of Incomplete Gamma Functions with Applications introduces a class of special functions, developed by the authors, useful in the analytic study of several heat conduction problems.
M. Aslam Chaudhry, Syed M. Zubair, 2001
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
With Design Patterns as your guide, you will learn how these important patterns fit into the software development process, and how you can leverage them to solve your own design problems most efficiently.
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, 1994
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Gamma-Ray Bursts: The brightest explosions in the Universe
Since their discovery was first announced in 1973, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been among the most fascination objects in the universe.
Gilbert Vedrenne, Jean-Luc Atteia, 2009
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The Prokaryotes: Vol. 6: Proteobacteria: Gamma Subclass
The Third Edition of The Prokaryotes, acclaimed as a classic in its field, offers new and updated articles by worldwide experts on taxa of relevance to medicine, ecology and industry.
Martin Dworkin, Stanley Falkow, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAMMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gamma is used in the context of the following news items.
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This Shower of Gamma Rays Is from a Flaring Blazar 5 Billion Years …
Five billion years ago, a blazar abruptly flared, triggered an intense rain of gamma rays. Racing across the universe for millennia, they finally ... «io9, Jul 15»
2
Gamma-ray bursts that last thousands of times longer than normal …
This magnetic field gives rise to very strong and characteristic bursts of X-rays and gamma rays. The active life of a magnetar is short. «Next Big Future, Jul 15»
3
Opko Health, Inc. (OPK) Discloses Form 4 Insider Buying : Exec …
Gamma Investments Trust Frost Buys 7,200 Shares. By Glenn Carroll -. Jul 11, 2015. Opko Health, Inc. (OPK) Discloses Insider Transaction. Gamma Investments ... «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
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Resampler - Partial gamma correction looks better, why ?
Partial gamma correction looks better on mips. Set to 1.0 to disable gamma correction. const float source_gamma = 1.75f;. Why partial gamma ... «GameDev.net, Jul 15»
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Tritonal – “GAMMA GAMMA
The Texan Duo is particularly known for their moving progressive house ballads, but “GAMMA GAMMA” shows them in an entirely new light. «NoisePorn, Jul 15»
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Supermodel Jaslene Gonzalez To Speak At 2015 Sigma Lambda …
In November 2014, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc., won the contest after registering the most voters through the Challenge. «Uloop News, Jul 15»
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Some long-duration gamma-ray bursts are driven by magnetars
This artist's impression shows a supernova and associated gamma-ray burst driven by a rapidly spinning neutron star with a strong magnetic ... «Astronomy Magazine, Jul 15»
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String Review: Gamma Solace
When Gamma sent me their new multifilament, Solace, the recommendation was to put it in the hands of our testers with elbow problems. In fact ... «Tennis Magazine, Jul 15»
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2015 Delta Kappa Gamma scholarship recipients named
The Gamma Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International announced the recipients of the Mary Speer Martin and Eva Hine ... «Yadkin Ripple, Jul 15»
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Retinoid x receptors Gamma (RXRs) Agonists – Pipeline Insights …
The Retinoid x receptors Gamma (RXRs) Agonists Report helps to identify emerging players with potentially strong product information and ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»

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