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| gamma acid
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| gamma globulin
| gamma hydroxybutyrate
| gamma iron
gamma
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun gamma has 3 senses
- gamma(n = noun.communication) Array - the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet; Array is a member of greek alphabet
- gamma(n = noun.quantity) Array - a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted; Array is a kind of field strength unit
- gamma(n = noun.person) da gamma, vasco da 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); Array is a kind of navigator
is a kind of alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
is a part of oersted
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gamma, n.
1 the third letter of the Greek alphabet.
2 a third-class mark given for a piece of work or in an examination.
3 Astron. the third brightest star in a constellation.
4 the third member of a series.
1 the third letter of the Greek alphabet.
2 a third-class mark given for a piece of work or in an examination.
3 Astron. the third brightest star in a constellation.
4 the third member of a series.
Idiom
gamma radiation (or rays) electromagnetic radiation of very short wavelength emitted by some radioactive substances.
Etymology
ME f. Gk
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