gamma
noun
the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ).
gammas
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pluralof gamma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To improve on the experiment, I need to beat down the accidental rate—in particular, the rate caused by gammas traveling straight from the sodium to the Geiger counter rather than scattering off the aluminum.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2013
The two gammas produced by the annihilation of an antielectron and electron are linearly polarized at right angles to each other, so they should scatter off the aluminum in perpendicular directions.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2013
A couple of hundred gammas per minute leak out through each hole, forming a pair of gamma-ray beams.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2013
A magnetometer on the side where the nuclear device was detonated quickly registered an increase of nine gammas* in the local magnetic field.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have remarked that the fylfot is sometimes described as being formed of four gammas conjoined in the centre.
