gamma
See also: Gamma
English
    
| ← beta |   | → delta | 
| Wikipedia article on gamma | ||
Etymology
    
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.mə/
- Audio (US) - (file) 
- Rhymes: -æmə
- Hyphenation: gam‧ma
Noun
    
gamma (countable and uncountable, plural gammas)
- The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- (physics) A gamma ray or gamma-ray photon.
- (mathematics) The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
- (mathematics) A constant approximately equal to 0.57721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).
- (physics) A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.
- (physics) A non-SI unit of measure of mass, equal to 1 microgramme.
- (industries) Slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.
- (aviation) Flight path angle; the angle by which an aircraft's flight path deviates from the horizontal plane.
- (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.
- (computer graphics) Synonym of gamma correction.
Hypernyms
    
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Derived terms
    
- baby gamma
- cross gamma
- des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin
- digamma
- gamma-aminobutyric acid
- gamma-angio-encephalography
- gamma bomb
- gamma-butyrolactone
- gamma camera
- gamma city
- gamma correction
- gamma decay
- gamma distribution
- gamma-encephalography
- gamma female
- gamma garden
- gamma globulin
- gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
- gamma-iron
- gamma iron
- gamma knife
- gamma male
- gamma of the gamma
- gamma particle
- gamma radiation
- gamma-ray
- gamma ray
- gamma-ray astronomy
- gamma-ray burst
- gamma wave
- nongamma
Translations
    
third letter of the Greek alphabet
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math: gamma function — see also gamma function
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physics: unit of magnetic flux density
industries: slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output
finance: second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity
computer graphics: gamma correction — see gamma correction
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Catalan
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Noun
    
gamma f (plural gammes)
Derived terms
    
Further reading
    
- “gamma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
    
    
Declension
    
Declension of gamma
| nominative | gamma | 
|---|---|
| genitive | gammanıñ | 
| dative | gammağa | 
| accusative | gammanı | 
| locative | gammada | 
| ablative | gammadan | 
Dutch
    
    Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
Pronunciation
    
- Audio - (file) 
Noun
    
gamma n (plural gamma's, diminutive gammaatje n)
- gamma (Greek letter)
- array, spectrum
- selection, assortment
- (in compounds) relating to sciences belonging neither to the exact sciences nor to the humanities, such as law, sociology and psychology
Derived terms
    
- gamma-uil
- gammastraling
- gammawetenschap
Further reading
    
 gamma on the Dutch  Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl gamma on the Dutch  Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
    
| Γγ | Previous: | beeta | 
|---|---|---|
| Next: | delta | 
Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑmːɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝mːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑmːɑ
- Syllabification(key): gam‧ma
Noun
    
gamma
- gamma (letter in Greek alphabet)
- gamma (Euler–Mascheroni constant)
- gamma (unit of magnetic flux density)
- (slang) fantasy (recreational drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid)
- Synonym: gammahydroksivoihappo
 
Declension
    
| Inflection of gamma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gamma | gammat | ||
| genitive | gamman | gammojen | ||
| partitive | gammaa | gammoja | ||
| illative | gammaan | gammoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | gamma | gammat | ||
| accusative | nom. | gamma | gammat | |
| gen. | gamman | |||
| genitive | gamman | gammojen gammainrare | ||
| partitive | gammaa | gammoja | ||
| inessive | gammassa | gammoissa | ||
| elative | gammasta | gammoista | ||
| illative | gammaan | gammoihin | ||
| adessive | gammalla | gammoilla | ||
| ablative | gammalta | gammoilta | ||
| allative | gammalle | gammoille | ||
| essive | gammana | gammoina | ||
| translative | gammaksi | gammoiksi | ||
| abessive | gammatta | gammoitta | ||
| instructive | — | gammoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
    
compounds
Further reading
    
- “gamma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Anagrams
    
French
    
    Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ɡa.ma/
- Audio - (file) 
Further reading
    
- “gamma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
    
    Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Hungarian
    
    Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɒmːɒ]
- Hyphenation: gam‧ma
- Rhymes: -mɒ
Declension
    
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | gamma | gammák | 
| accusative | gammát | gammákat | 
| dative | gammának | gammáknak | 
| instrumental | gammával | gammákkal | 
| causal-final | gammáért | gammákért | 
| translative | gammává | gammákká | 
| terminative | gammáig | gammákig | 
| essive-formal | gammaként | gammákként | 
| essive-modal | — | — | 
| inessive | gammában | gammákban | 
| superessive | gammán | gammákon | 
| adessive | gammánál | gammáknál | 
| illative | gammába | gammákba | 
| sublative | gammára | gammákra | 
| allative | gammához | gammákhoz | 
| elative | gammából | gammákból | 
| delative | gammáról | gammákról | 
| ablative | gammától | gammáktól | 
| non-attributive possessive - singular | gammáé | gammáké | 
| non-attributive possessive - plural | gammáéi | gammákéi | 
| Possessive forms of gamma | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions | 
| 1st person sing. | gammám | gammáim | 
| 2nd person sing. | gammád | gammáid | 
| 3rd person sing. | gammája | gammái | 
| 1st person plural | gammánk | gammáink | 
| 2nd person plural | gammátok | gammáitok | 
| 3rd person plural | gammájuk | gammáik | 
Derived terms
    
Compound words
- gamma-eloszlás
- gamma-folyamat
- gamma-függvény
- gamma-globulin
- gamma-kitörés
- gamma-sugárzás
Further reading
    
- 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
Icelandic
    
    
Italian
    
    Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɡam.ma/
- Rhymes: -amma
- Hyphenation: gàm‧ma
Derived terms
    
Anagrams
    
Polish
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /gīml/). Doublet of gama.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɡam.ma/
- Audio - (file) 
- Rhymes: -amma
- Syllabification: gam‧ma
Declension
    
Spanish
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
- Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: gam‧ma
Derived terms
    
Further reading
    
- “gamma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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