gamma
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Coordinate terms
[edit](flight path angle):
Derived terms
[edit]- 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
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Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma f (plural gammes)
- gamma; the Greek letter Γ (lowercase γ)
- gamut; the range of possible values, especially:
- (music) the set of tones available from a musical instrument
- the set of possible color values available from a photographic or electronic device
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gamma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma
Declension
[edit]nominative | gamma |
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genitive | gammanıñ |
dative | gammağa |
accusative | gammanı |
locative | gammada |
ablative | gammadan |
References
[edit]- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]gamma on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
[edit]Γγ | Previous: | beeta |
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Next: | delta |
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]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 gammain rare | |
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. |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma m (plural gamma)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Further reading
[edit]- “gamma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Noun
[edit]gamma m (plural gammas)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma (plural gammák)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma n (genitive singular gamma, no plural)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Declension
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma m or f (invariable)
- the name of the Greek-script letter Γ/γ; gamma
Noun
[edit]gamma f (plural gamme)
Derived terms
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[edit]Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /gīml/). Doublet of gama.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma f
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- gamma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gamma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sicilian
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma f (plural gammi)
- Alternative form of jamma
Derived terms
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma f (plural gammas)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gamma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]gamma n
- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- Rhymes:English/æmə
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑmːɑ
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- Rhymes:Hungarian/mɒ
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- Rhymes:Italian/amma
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- Rhymes:Polish/amma
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ama
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- Spanish lemmas
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- es:Greek letter names
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- sv:Greek letter names