γ U+03B3, γ
GREEK SMALL LETTER GAMMA
β
[U+03B2]
Greek and Coptic δ
[U+03B4]
𝛾 U+1D6FE, 𝛾
MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL GAMMA
𝛽
[U+1D6FD]
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝛿
[U+1D6FF]

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

γ

  1. (mathematics) the Euler-Mascheroni constant
  2. (physics) photon, gamma ray
  3. (physics) Lorentz factor

See also edit

See gamma for the name of this letter in other languages.

Albanian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ɡ(ə)/

Letter edit

γ (g) (upper case Γ, lower case γ)

  1. The 4th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.

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Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Γ (G), from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (g, gimel).

Letter edit

γ (g) (lowercase, uppercase Γ)

  1. Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was γάμμα and it represented a voiced velar stop: /ɡ/; before velars, it represented a velar nasal: /ŋ/. It is preceded by β and followed by δ.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: γ-ray, γ-globulin
  • Greek: γ (g)

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Greek edit

Letter edit

γ (g) (lowercase, uppercase Γ)

  1. Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is γάμμα or γάμα and it represents either a voiced velar fricative: /ɣ/ or a voiced palatal fricative: /ʝ/; before velars, it represents a velar nasal: /ŋ/. It is preceded by β and followed by δ.

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Wakhi edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

γ (upper case Y) [the capital is actually a large ⟨γ⟩]

  1. A letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.