gamma

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæ.mə/
• Rhymes: -æmə
• Hyphenation: gam‧ma

Noun

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.

Hypernyms

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

Coordinate terms

(flight path angle):

• alpha
• beta
• theta

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• (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

Anagrams

• magma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

• raig gamma

Further reading

• “gamma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

gamma

1. gamut

Declension

References

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

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Derived terms

Further reading

• gamma on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• magma

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ma/

Noun

gamma m (plural gamma)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

gamma m (plural gammas)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gamma (plural gammák)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• 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.

Icelandic

Noun

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

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gamma m or f (invariable)

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

Noun

gamma f (plural gamme)

1. range, gamut

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

Derived terms

• raggio gamma

Anagrams

• magma

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡam.ma/
• Rhymes: -amma
• Syllabification: gam‧ma

Noun

gamma f

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

Declension

Further reading

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

Sicilian

Noun

gamma f (plural gammi)

1. Alternative form of jamma

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gamma f (plural gammas)

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ

Derived terms

Further reading

• “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], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

Noun

gamma n

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ