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gamma ray en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.
   • There’s a tongue-in-cheek book titled “Learn Greek in 25 years,” but you’ll be surprised at how straightforward it is to learn the alphabet: those alpha males, beta releases and gamma rays have seen to that. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022:
   • Doc Bruce Banner, belted by gamma rays, Turns into the Hulk – Ain’t he unglamour-rays [=unglamorous]! 1966, “The Incredible Hulk”, Jacques Urbont (lyrics) (theme song of The Marvel Super Heroes):

Forms

Deriveds

gamma-ray astronomy · gamma knife · gamma-ray burst · graser

Relateds

gamma radiation · T-ray · alpha ray · X-ray · beta ray

Translations (31)

sjo ᡬᠠᠮᠠ ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠨ ᡞ ᡫᠣᠰᠣᠪᡠᠷᡝ ᡪᡞᡪᡠᠨ (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · pa ਗਾਮਾ ਕਿਰਨ (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ga gáma-gha (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · es rayo gamma (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ca raig gamma (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · no gammastråle (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · tl sinag-gama (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · el ακτίνα γάμμα (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ka გამა გამოსხივება (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · fr rayon gamma (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · cmn 加馬射線 /加马射线 (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · no gammastråle (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · sv gammastråle (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · th รังสีแกมมา (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · is gammageisli (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ka გამა სხივი (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ms sinar gama (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ko 감마선 (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ru га́мма-излуче́ние (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · pl promieniowanie gamma (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · fi gammasäde (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · tr gama ışını (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · de Gammastrahlung (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · cmn 伽馬射線 /伽马射线 (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ii ꇤꂷꁻꑟ (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · nl gammastraal (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · ja ガンマ線 (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · cy pelydryn gama (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · hu gamma-sugár (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · cmn 丙種射線 /丙种射线 (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) · pt raio gama (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation)