Gamma

Definitions: Gamma

Gamma

Noun

1. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.

2. A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted.

3. Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524).

Specialty Definitions: Gamma

Domain	Definitions
Computing	GAMMA 1. A language for matrices and generation of mathematical programming reports. ["GAMMA 3.3 for MPS/MPSX, IBM System:/360", Bonnor & Moore Assocs (Mar 1975)]. 2. A high-level parallel language. [Research Directions in High-Level Parallel Languages, LeMetayer ed, Springer 1992]. (1994-11-29). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Electrical Engineering	The slope, at any point, of the light-signal transfer characteristic plotted in logarithmic units. Source: European Union. (references)
Finance	The rate at which a delta changes over time. Source: European Union. (references)
Fine Arts	Is a sensitometric quantity derived from the characteristic curve of photographic emulsions. It is loosely interpreted as a measure of the contrast reproduced in a negative image. Source: European Union. (references)
Geological	This is a unit of magnetic intensity. (references)
Mining	A. In a biaxial crystal, the largest index of refraction b. The interaxial angle between the a and b crystallographic axes. CF:alpha; beta c. The cgs unit of magnetic field intensity commonly used in magnetic exploration. It is equal to 10-5 Oe (7.957747 X 10-4 A/m). Syn:nanotesla d. adj. Of or relating to one of three or more closely related minerals and specifying a particular physical structure (esp. a polymorphous modification); specif. said of a mineral that is stable at a temperature higher than those of its alpha and beta polymorphs (e.g., gamma quartz orgamma -quartz). (references)
Physics	The slope of the straight portion of the characteristic curve. Source: European Union. (references)
Solar	A unit of magnetic field intensity equal to 1 x 10.0E-05 GAUSS, also equal to 1 NANOTESLA. (references)
Statistics	The symbol for the effect size. Source: European Union. (references)
Transportation	The angle at the satellite between the satellite spin axis and the satellite-sun line. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Gamma

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
GAMMA	English	Global Architecture for Multimedia Action	Computing
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: Gamma

Synonym: da Gamma (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Gamma

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Calefaction	Cauterizer; caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem, moxa; acid, aqua fortis, aqua regia; catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochloro-hydric acid, nitromuriatic acid; radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation, radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium.
Remedy	Prevention, preventative medicine, immunization, inoculation, vaccination, vaccine, shot, booster, gamma globulin.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Gamma

English words defined with "gamma": agammaglobulinemia, Arthur Compton, Arthur Holly Compton ♦ Circular function, cobalt 60, Compton ♦ da Gamma ♦ gamma acid, gamma aminobutyric acid, gamma globulin, gamma iron, gamma radiation, gamma ray ♦ human gamma globulin, hypogammaglobulinemia ♦ immune gamma globulin, Inverse trigonometrical functions ♦ nuclear resonance ♦ radiogram, radiograph ♦ shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph ♦ Vasco da Gamma ♦ Y moth. (references)

Specialty definitions using "gamma": Adenylyl Imidodiphosphate, Airborne Snow Water Equivalent Measurement Theory, Alpha-Carbon Reaction, Antigens, CD3, associated corpuscular emission ♦ bar gamma, barrier materials, bivariate gamma distribution, brachytherapy, bremsstrahlung effect, broadcast quality video ♦ Calcium Channels, L-Type, cascade gamma rays, CGRO, Coatomer Protein, Compton effect, Compton electron, crux gammata, Crystallins ♦ Decay, radioactive, DECONTAMINATOR, Dehydroascorbatase, density logger, design pattern, design values, desintegration ♦ eIF-2, ET ♦ Fast Ion, Superthermal Ion, Suprathermal Ion, Fetal Hemoglobin, film gamma, fylfot cross ♦ gamma blue, gamma burst, Gamma Cameras, gamma cascade, gamma correction, gamma function, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, gamma glutamyltransferase, gamma interferon, gamma irradiation, gamma knife, Gamma Oryzanol, gamma photon, gamma Proteobacteria, gamma radiation scanning, Gamma ray bursts, Gamma Rays, gamma scan, gamma scanning, Gamma Spectrometry, gamma sulfur, gamma wave, GAMMA-FACILITIES OPERATOR, gamma-gamma log, Gamma-Globulins, gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase, gammagraphy, gamma-interferon, gamma-ray spectrometer, gamma-ray spectrometry, gamma-ray well log, Gammut, Gang of Four, Geiger test, Geiger-Mueller probe, generalised gamma distribution, generalized gamma distribution, Genes, T-Cell Receptor gamma, Gold Colloid, Radioactive, g-statistics, Guanylyl Imidodiphosphate ♦ high-intensity gamma ♦ Immunoglobulins, gamma-Chain, insect sterilization, Interleukin-12, internal radiation, Irradiated Food, isometric transition ♦ magnetic unit in prospecting, Motor Neurons, Gamma, MOUNT WILSON MAGNETIC CLASSIFICATIONS ♦ NANOTESLA, NATURAL GAMMA, natural gamma radiation detector, natural gamma-ray logging, Nerve Growth Factor, neutron logging, neutron-gamma log, nuclear radiation ♦ penetrating gamma radiation, Peptide Elongation Factor 1, phosphate glass, Portable Network Graphics, Pyroglobulins ♦ radiation medicine, radiation scattering, Radiation, Ionizing, radiation-type gage. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Gamma" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Dutch (gamma), German (gamma), Hungarian (gamma), Italian (gamma, gamut, range, scale, theory), Romanian (gamma), Swedish (gamma).

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Modern Usage: Gamma

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	This is an audience that's raised on television, their standards have been systematically lowered over the years. These guys sit in front of their sets and the gamma rays eat the white cells of their brains out! (Manhattan; writing credit: Woody Allen ; Marshall Brickman) Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. (The Incredible Hulk; writing credit: Carol Baxter; Paul M. Belous) Gamma is a girl's best friend. (The Incredible Hulk; writing credit: Jack Kirby; Stan Lee) Do you think I don't know you've come here to steal the plans to my new interstellar hydro-combustion miracle-patented micro-teflon nuclear gamma strato rocketship-grade missile? (Flesh Gordon; writing credit: Michael Benveniste)
Lyrics	Of Gamma Chi ("Hey Nineteen"; performing artist: Steely Dan)
Movie/TV Titles	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) Componenta gamma (1970) The Gamma People (1956) Gamma Project (2003) Un campamento nuevo Gamma 76 (1976)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Gamma

Domain	Title
References	Gamma Holding NV: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) The World Market for Alpha, Beta, or Gamma Radiation Apparatus: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Gamma World Campaign Setting (reference) Mission Gamma Book Four (reference) The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds (reference) The Gamma Option (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Gamma (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	The Gamma People (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Gamma 1 (reference) Gamma 2 (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	18IN LCD Color Monitor Sxga Dual Dvi-i 10 Bit Gamma White (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Gamma

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Two medical technologists ... use a gamma counter to measure hormone concentrations in the blood ... / National Institutes of Health photo.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Gamma

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Gamma globulin (Gammar) is pooled human immune globulin. (references)
		Despite its name, the gamma knife does not require a surgical incision. (references)
		The outlook is better yet when they receive regular injections of gamma interferon. (references)
Business		A bottle of Gamma hair color, for example, costs only 20 rubles, or less than a dollar. (references)
		Instead, Russian hair color manufacturers have acquired a larger market niche promoting such local brands as Gamma, Elona and Ro'Kolor. (references)
		Sales of gamma cameras, nuclear and non-Nuclear diagnostic equipment, such as magnetic resonance imaging are generally limited to large medical centers specializing in radiology. (references)
Travel	Nicaragua	Typhoid, polio, tetanus, diphtheria and gamma globulin (or Hepatitis A) are recommended vaccinations prior to leaving the U.S., particularly for an extended stay. (references)
	Eq. Guinea	A gamma globulin injection is also recommended every four to six months to protect against hepatitis A. Equatorial Guinea has chloroquine- and fansidar-resistant malaria. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Gamma

"Gamma" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 65.43% of the time. "Gamma" is used about 350 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	65.43%	229	19,864
Noun (proper)	34.57%	121	29,211
Total	100.00%	350	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Gamma

The following table summarizes the usage of "gamma" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Gamma	Last name	170	51,747
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Gamma

Country	Name
Netherlands	Gamma Holding NV
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Gamma

Expressions using "gamma": bar gamma ♦ bivariate gamma distribution ♦ cascade gamma rays ♦ da Gamma ♦ film gamma ♦ gamma acid ♦ gamma aminobutyric acid ♦ gamma blue ♦ gamma burst ♦ gamma camera ♦ Gamma Cameras ♦ gamma cascade ♦ gamma correction ♦ gamma globulin ♦ gamma glutamyl transpeptidase ♦ gamma glutamyltransferase ♦ gamma interferon ♦ gamma iron ♦ gamma irradiation ♦ gamma knife ♦ gamma moth ♦ Gamma Oryzanol ♦ gamma Proteobacteria ♦ gamma radiation ♦ gamma radiation scanning ♦ gamma ray ♦ gamma rays ♦ gamma scan ♦ gamma scanning ♦ gamma spectrometry ♦ gamma wave ♦ generalised gamma distribution ♦ generalized gamma distribution ♦ human gamma globulin ♦ immune gamma globulin ♦ penetrating gamma radiation ♦ Plusia gamma ♦ successive gamma rays ♦ Unit Gamma ♦ Vasco da Gamma. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "gamma": gamma-amino, gamma-aminobutyric, gamma-amino-butyric, gamma-benzene, gamma-bhc, gamma-cellulose, gamma-chain, gamma-Chain, gamma-curve, gamma-delta, gamma-emitting, gamma-Endorphin, gamma-globulin, Gamma-Globulins, gamma-glutamyl, gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase, gamma-Glutamylcyclotransferase, gamma-Glutamyltransferase, gamma-hydroxybutyrate, gamma-interferon, Gamma-Linolenic, gamma-Linolenic Acid, gamma-lobe, gamma-MSH, gamma-radiation, gamma-ray, gamma-ray, gamma-rays, gamma-sensitive, Gamma-Tocopherol, gamma-vinyl.
	Ending with "gamma": Beta-gamma, interferon-gamma, Sr-gamma.
	Containing "gamma": Protein-Glutamine gamma-Glutamyltransferase.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Gamma

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
gamma	510
gamma ray	247
gamma knife	184
kappa kappa gamma	163
delta gamma	150
alpha delta gamma	98
gamma butyrolactone	89
gamma phi beta	83
gamma hydroxybutyrate	66
gamma oryzanol	65
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Gamma

Language		Translations for "gamma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		germa greke. (various references)

Arabic		‏درجة المغايرة في الاشعاع (gamma radiation). (various references)

Bulgarian		гама (chord, gamut, range, scale), молец с шарка на буквата гама. (various references)

Chinese		珈 (jewelry), 伽玛. (various references)

Czech		gama. (various references)

Danish		gamma. (various references)

Dutch		gamma. (various references)

Farsi		گاما, حرف سوم الفبای یونانی , اشعه گاما. (various references)

Finnish		gamma, option gamma. (various references)

French		gamma, indicateur gamma, facteur de contraste. (various references)

German		gamma. (various references)

Greek		γωνία γάμμα, γάμμα. (various references)

Hungarian		gamma. (various references)

Indonesian		gama. (various references)

Italian		gamma (gamut, range, scale, theory). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ガロア理論 (attitude that one must keep going no matter what, darkly tanned face, gallon, Galois theory, gauntlet, Ghandi, gumbo, gun, gun belt, gun mania, gun shop, Gundam plastic models, gunfight, gunfighter, gunman, gunner, intense, pounding of headache, sound of large bell, sound of scolding voice). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ガンマ . (various references)

Korean		감마. (various references)

Pig Latin		ammagay.(various references)

Portuguese		gama (doe, fallow doe, gamma ray, gamut, gamy, key, scale), casino (casino, gambling house, gaming house). (various references)

Romanian		gamma. (various references)

Russian		гамма (gamut, scale). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		gama (gamut). (various references)

Spanish		gamma, gama (doe, fallow doe, gamut, range, scale, spectrum), coeficiente gamma. (various references)

Swedish		gamma. (various references)

Turkish		gama, orta not, kontrast derecesi. (various references)

Ukranian		гамма. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Gamma

Derivations
	Words beginning with "gamma": gammadia, gammadion, gammas. (additional references)
	Words ending with "gamma": digamma. (additional references)
	Words containing "gamma": agammaglobulinemia, agammaglobulinemias, agammaglobulinemic, digammas. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Gamma" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: agma, Egami, Fammau, Gam, gama, Gamaat, gaman, gamar, gamay, gambax, gami, Gamla, gamm, Gammage, gammagt, gammal, Gamman, gammar, gammat, gammaz, gamme, Gammel, gammen, gammet, gammil, gammit, gamo, Gampa, Gampaha, gamu, Gamza, ganna, geemag, gema, gemme, Gemmil, Giampa, Gimma, gimme, gma, Gomia, gomm, gomma, gomme, gompa, guma, gummo, Jumma, ngema, samma. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Gamma"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "gamma" (pronounced ga"mu)
3	-a" m u	docudrama, grama, panorama.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Gamma

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: magma.
	Words within the letters "a-a-g-m-m"
	-1 letter: agma, gama, mama.
	-2 letters: aga, ama, gam, mag.
	-3 letters: aa, ag, am, ma, mm.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-g-m-m"
	+1 letter: gammas, magmas.
	+2 letters: amalgam, digamma, grammar, gummata, magmata.
	+3 letters: amalgams, digammas, gamesman, gammadia, grammars, magmatic, mamaliga.
	+4 letters: gammadion, mamaligas, mammalogy, mammogram, mapmaking, mismanage, mridangam.
	+5 letters: aerogramme, amalgamate, anagrammed, backgammon, bemadaming, diagrammed, grammarian, hemangioma, mammograms, management, mapmakings, megagamete, mismanaged, mismanages, mridangams, plasmogamy, pragmatism, wampumpeag.
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