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Definitions for Gamma

[1] the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ).
[2] the consonant sound represented by this letter.
[3] the third in a series of items.
[4] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . a star that is usually the third brightest of a constellation: The third brightest star in the Southern Cross is Gamma Crucis.
[5] a unit of weight equal to one microgram.
[6] Physics . a unit of magnetic field strength, equal to 10−5 gauss.
[7] Photography . a measure of the degree of development of a negative or print.
[8] Television . an analogous numerical indication of the degree of contrast between light and dark in the reproduction of an image in television.
[9] Chiefly British . a grade showing that an individual student is in the third, or lowest, of three scholastic sections in a class. Compare alpha(def 7) , beta(def 8) .
[10] the third letter in the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), a consonant, transliterated as g. When double, it is transcribed and pronounced as ng
[11] the third highest grade or mark, as in an examination
[12] a unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10 –5 oersted. 1 gamma is equivalent to 0.795 775 × 10 –3 ampere per metre
[13] photog television the numerical value of the slope of the characteristic curve of a photographic emulsion or television camera; a measure of the contrast reproduced in a photographic or television image
[14] (modifier) involving or relating to photons of very high energy a gamma detector relating to one of two or more allotropes or crystal structures of a solid gamma iron relating to one of two or more isomeric forms of a chemical compound, esp one in which a group is attached to the carbon atom next but one to the atom to which the principal group is attached
[15] (foll by the genitive case of a specified constellation) the third brightest star in a constellation Gamma Leonis

Words nearby Gamma

gamine, gaminess, gaming, gaming platform, gaming table, gamma, gamma angle, gamma camera, gamma carotene, gamma decay, gamma distribution

Origin of Gamma

From the Greek word gámma

Word origin for Gamma

C14: from Greek; related to Hebrew gīmel third letter of the Hebrew alphabet (probably: camel)