gamma ray

See also gamma-ray

English

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Alternative forms

• γ-ray , γ ray

Noun

gamma ray (plural gamma rays)

1. Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.

Related terms

• gamma radiation

Derived terms

• gamma-ray

Translations

very high frequency lectromagnetic radiation

• Catalan: raig gamma (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伽馬射線 (cmn), 伽马射线 (cmn) (gāmǎ shèxiàn), 加馬射線 (cmn), 加马射线 (cmn) (jiāmǎ shèxiàn)

• Finnish: gammasäde (fi)
• French: rayon gamma (fr) m
• German: Gammastrahlung (de) f

• Japanese: ガンマ線 (ja) (gamma-sen)
• Korean: 감마선 (ko) (gammaseon)
• Malay: sinar gama (ms)
• Portuguese: raios gama m pl
• Russian: гамма-излучение (ru) (gámma-izlučénije) n
• Spanish: rayo gamma (es) m

See also

• T-ray
• X-ray
• alpha ray
• beta ray