gamma

See also: Gamma

English

**Ancient Greek Alphabet**
← beta		→ delta
Γ γ Ancient Greek: γάμμα
Wikipedia article on gamma

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡæmə/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -æmə

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)

Coordinate terms

(flight path angle):

alpha
beta
theta

Derived terms

cross gamma
digamma
gamma-aminobutyric acid
gamma bomb
gamma-butyrolactone
gamma camera
gamma city
gamma correction
gamma decay
gamma distribution
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

Arabic: غَامَا‎ f (ḡāmā)
Egyptian Arabic: جاما‎ f (gaamaa)
Hijazi Arabic: قاما‎ f (gāma)
Asturian: gama (ast) f
Bulgarian: га́ма (bg) f (gáma)
Catalan: gamma (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 伽瑪／伽玛 (gāmǎ), 伽馬／伽马 (zh) (gāmǎ)
Czech: gama (cs) f
Dutch: gamma (nl) m or f
Esperanto: gamo (eo)
Finnish: gamma (fi)
French: gamma (fr) f
Galician: gamma (gl) m
German: Gamma (de) n
Greek: γάμμα (el) f (gámma), γάμα (el) f (gáma)
Ancient: γάμμα n (gámma)
Hebrew: גָּמָא‎ (he) f (gáma)
Hungarian: gamma (hu)
Interlingua: gamma
Irish: gáma m
Italian: gamma (it) f
Japanese: ガンマ (gamma)
Korean: 감마 (ko) (gamma)
Macedonian: га́ма f (gáma)
Malay: gama
Maori: kama
Persian: گاما‎ (fa) (gâmâ)
Polish: gamma (pl) f
Portuguese: gama (pt) m
Russian: га́мма (ru) f (gámma)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: га̏ма f
Roman: gȁma (sh) f
Spanish: gamma (es) f
Swedish: gamma (sv) n
Tagalog: gama
Thai: แกมมา (th) (gɛɛm-mâa)
Turkish: gama (tr)

math: gamma function — See also translations at gamma function

Finnish: gammafunktio
Russian: га́мма-фу́нкция (ru) f (gámma-fúnkcija)

math: Euler–Mascheroni constant

Finnish: gamma (fi)
Portuguese: gama (pt) m

physics: unit of magnetic flux density

Finnish: gamma (fi)
Greek: γάμμα (el) n (gámma)
Persian: گاما‎ (fa) (gâmâ)
Portuguese: gama (pt) m

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

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} gamme (fr) f
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} gamma
Italian: ^{(please verify)} gamma (it) m or f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} га̏ма f
Roman: ^{(please verify)} gȁma (sh) f
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} gama (es) f
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} gamma (sv) n

Anagrams

magma

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɡam.mə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡam.ma/

Noun

gamma f (plural gammes)

Gamma; the Greek letter Γ (lowercase γ).
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

Crimean Tatar

Noun

gamma

gamut

Declension

Declension of gamma

nominative	gamma
genitive	gammanıñ
dative	gammağa
accusative	gammanı
locative	gammada
ablative	gammadan

References

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

Dutch

Noun

gamma n (plural gamma's, diminutive gammaatje n)

gamma
array, spectrum
selection, assortment

Finnish

Greek letter
Γγ	Previous:	beeta
Γγ	Next:	delta

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑmːɑ/, [ˈɡɑmːɑ]
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
accusative	gen.	gamman	gammat
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
instructive		—	gammoin
abessive		gammatta	gammoitta
comitative		—	gammoineen

Possessive forms of gamma (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	gammani	gammamme
2nd person	gammasi	gammanne
3rd person	gammansa

Compounds

gammafunktio
gammaglobuliini
gammahydroksivoihappo
gammakorjaus
gammasäde
gammasäteily
gammayökkönen

Anagrams

magma

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡa.ma/
Audio (file)

Noun

gamma m (plural gamma)

gamma (Greek letter)

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

gamma m (plural gammas)

gamma (Greek letter)

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gamma (plural gammák)

gamma (Greek letter)

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

Icelandic

Noun

gamma n (genitive singular gamma, no plural)

gamma (Greek letter)

Declension

declension of gamma

	indefinite	definite
n-w	singular
nominative	gamma	gammað
accusative	gamma	gammað
dative	gamma	gammanu
genitive	gamma	gammans

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gamma m or f (invariable)

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

Noun

gamma f (plural gamme)

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

Derived terms

raggio gamma

Anagrams

magma

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

Noun

gamma f

gamma (Greek letter Γ, γ)
(physics) gamma ray

Declension

Declension of gamma

	singular	plural
nominative	gamma	gammy
genitive	gammy	gamm
dative	gammie	gammom
accusative	gammę	gammy
instrumental	gammą	gammami
locative	gammie	gammach
vocative	gammo	gammy

Sicilian

Noun

gamma f (plural gammi)

Alternative form of jamma

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gamma f (plural gammas)

gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ

Derived terms

partícula gamma
radiación gamma
rayo gamma

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

gamma n

gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ

gamma

English

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Noun

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Catalan

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Noun

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Further reading

Crimean Tatar

Noun

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References

Dutch

Noun

Finnish

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Noun

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French

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Noun

Further reading

Galician

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Noun

Hungarian

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Noun

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Further reading

Icelandic

Noun

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Italian

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Noun

Noun

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Polish

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Noun

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Further reading

Sicilian

Noun

Spanish

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Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

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Noun