gamma
See also: Gamma
EnglishEdit
| ← beta |
 
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→ delta |
| Wikipedia article on gamma | ||
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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.
HypernymsEdit
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Coordinate termsEdit
(flight path angle):
Derived termsEdit
- 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
TranslationsEdit
third letter of the Greek alphabet
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math: gamma function — See also translations at gamma function
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physics: unit of magnetic flux density
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
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Translations to be checked
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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 termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “gamma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean TatarEdit
NounEdit
gamma
DeclensionEdit
Declension of gamma
| nominative | gamma |
|---|---|
| genitive | gammanıñ |
| dative | gammağa |
| accusative | gammanı |
| locative | gammada |
| ablative | gammadan |
ReferencesEdit
DutchEdit
NounEdit
gamma n (plural gamma's, diminutive gammaatje n)
FinnishEdit
| Γγ | Previous: | beeta |
|---|---|---|
| Next: | delta |
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
DeclensionEdit
| 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 | |
| gen. | gamman | |||
| genitive | gamman | gammojen gammainrare | ||
| 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 | See the possessive forms below. | |||
CompoundsEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gamma m (plural gamma)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Further readingEdit
- “gamma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
NounEdit
gamma m (plural gammas)
- gamma (Greek letter)
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gamma (plural gammák)
- gamma (Greek letter)
DeclensionEdit
| 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 termsEdit
Compound words
Further readingEdit
- 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
IcelandicEdit
NounEdit
gamma n (genitive singular gamma, no plural)
- gamma (Greek letter)
DeclensionEdit
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gamma m or f (invariable)
- the name of the Greek-script letter Γ/γ; gamma
NounEdit
gamma f (plural gamme)
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /gīml/). Doublet of gama.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gamma f
DeclensionEdit
Declension of gamma
Further readingEdit
SicilianEdit
NounEdit
gamma f (plural gammi)
- Alternative form of jamma
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gamma f (plural gammas)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “gamma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
gamma n