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

• 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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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
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

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑmːɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝mːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːɑ
• 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 2023-07-02

• 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 Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

gamma f (genitive singular gömmu, nominative plural gömmur)
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 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

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gamma n

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ