gamma

Ancient Greek alphabet

← beta		→ delta
Γ γ Ancient Greek: γάμμα
Wikipedia article on gamma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæ.mə/

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• Rhymes: -æmə
• Hyphenation: gam‧ma

gamma (countable and uncountable, plural gammas)

2. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
3. (physics) A gamma ray or gamma-ray photon.
4. (mathematics) The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
5. (mathematics) A constant approximately equal to 0.57721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).
6. (physics) A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.
7. (physics) A non-SI unit of measure of mass, equal to 1 microgramme.
8. (industries) Slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.
9. (aviation) Flight path angle; the angle by which an aircraft's flight path deviates from the horizontal plane.
10. (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change in delta with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
11. (computer graphics) Synonym of gamma correction.

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

(flight path angle):

• alpha
• beta
• theta

• (Greek-script letter names) alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega

• magma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡam.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡam.ma]

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gamma f (plural gammes)

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ (lowercase γ)
2. gamut; the range of possible values, especially:
   1. (music) the set of tones available from a musical instrument
   2. the set of possible color values available from a photographic or electronic device

• raig gamma

• “gamma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

gamma

1. gamut

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.

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gamma n (plural gamma's, diminutive gammaatje n)

1. gamma (Greek letter)
2. array, spectrum
3. selection, assortment

   Synonyms: scala, assortiment, selectie

4. (in compounds) relating to sciences belonging neither to the exact sciences nor to the humanities, such as law, sociology and psychology

• gamma on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Greek letter

Γγ	Previous:	beeta
	Next:	delta

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑmːɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝mːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): gam‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): gam‧ma

gamma

1. gamma (letter in Greek alphabet)
2. gamma (Euler–Mascheroni constant)
3. gamma (unit of magnetic flux density)
4. (slang) fantasy (recreational drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid)

   Synonym: gammahydroksivoihappo

• “gamma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• magma

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ma/

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gamma m (plural gamma)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

• “gamma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

gamma m (plural gammas)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɒmːɒ]
• Hyphenation: gam‧ma
• Rhymes: -mɒ

gamma (plural gammák)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

• gamma in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

gamma f (genitive singular gömmu, nominative plural gömmur) or
gamma n (genitive singular gamma, nominative plural gömmu)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡam.ma/
• Rhymes: -amma
• Hyphenation: gàm‧ma

gamma m or f (invariable)

1. the name of the Greek-script letter Γ/γ; gamma

gamma f (plural gamme)

1. range, gamut

   Synonyms: varietà, assortimento, (music) scala, tonalità

• raggio gamma

• magma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). Doublet of gama.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡam.ma/

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• Rhymes: -amma
• Syllabification: gam‧ma

gamma f

1. gamma (Greek letter Γ, γ)
2. (physics) gamma ray

• gamma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gamma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

gamma f (plural gammi)

1. alternative form of jamma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: gam‧ma

gamma f (plural gammas)

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ

• “gamma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

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gamma n

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ