gamma
See also: Gamma
English
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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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Anagrams
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 |
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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
Finnish
Γγ | Previous: | beeta |
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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) | ||||
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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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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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