# gamma
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡæ.mə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -æmə
* Hyphenation: gam‧ma

### Noun

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.

#### Hypernyms

* (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

#### Coordinate terms

(flight path angle):
* alpha
* beta
* theta

#### Derived terms

* alphabetagamma
* baby gamma
* cross gamma
* des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin
* digamma
* Gacrux
* gamma-aminobutyric acid
* gamma-angio-encephalography
* gamma bomb
* gamma-butyrolactone
* gamma camera
* gammachirp
* gammacism
* gamma city
* gamma correction
* gamma decay
* gamma distribution
* gamma-encephalography
* gamma female
* gamma garden
* gamma globulin
* gamma-glutamyltransferase
* 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
* gammaretrovirus
* gammatone
* gamma wave
* gammopathy
* multigamma
* nongamma
* volga
* vomma

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

#### See also

* (Greek-script letter names) alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega

### Anagrams

* magma

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡam.mə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈɡam.ma]
* Audio (Barcelona):(file)

### Noun

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 terms

* raig gamma

### Further reading

* “gamma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

gamma
* gamut

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gamma n (plural gamma's, diminutive gammaatje n)
* gamma (Greek letter)
* array, spectrum
* selection, assortment
* (in compounds) relating to sciences belonging neither to the exact sciences nor to the humanities, such as law, sociology and psychology

#### Derived terms

* gamma-uil
* gammastraling
* gammawetenschap

### Further reading

* gamma on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Finnish

Greek letter :
| Γγ | Previous: | beeta |
| Γγ | Next: | delta |

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɑmːɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝mːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑmːɑ
* Hyphenation: gam‧ma

### Noun

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

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gamma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gammani
gammani
accusative
nom.
gammani
gammani
gen.
gammani
genitive
gammani
gammojeni gammaini $^{rare}$
partitive
gammaani
gammojani
inessive
gammassani
gammoissani
elative
gammastani
gammoistani
illative
gammaani
gammoihini
adessive
gammallani
gammoillani
ablative
gammaltani
gammoiltani
allative
gammalleni
gammoilleni
essive
gammanani
gammoinani
translative
gammakseni
gammoikseni
abessive
gammattani
gammoittani
instructive
comitative
—gammoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gammasi
gammasi
accusative
nom.
gammasi
gammasi
gen.
gammasi
genitive
gammasi
gammojesi gammaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
gammaasi
gammojasi
inessive
gammassasi
gammoissasi
elative
gammastasi
gammoistasi
illative
gammaasi
gammoihisi
adessive
gammallasi
gammoillasi
ablative
gammaltasi
gammoiltasi
allative
gammallesi
gammoillesi
essive
gammanasi
gammoinasi
translative
gammaksesi
gammoiksesi
abessive
gammattasi
gammoittasi
instructive
comitative
—gammoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gammamme
gammamme
accusative
nom.
gammamme
gammamme
gen.
gammamme
genitive
gammamme
gammojemme gammaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
gammaamme
gammojamme
inessive
gammassamme
gammoissamme
elative
gammastamme
gammoistamme
illative
gammaamme
gammoihimme
adessive
gammallamme
gammoillamme
ablative
gammaltamme
gammoiltamme
allative
gammallemme
gammoillemme
essive
gammanamme
gammoinamme
translative
gammaksemme
gammoiksemme
abessive
gammattamme
gammoittamme
instructive
comitative
—gammoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gammanne
gammanne
accusative
nom.
gammanne
gammanne
gen.
gammanne
genitive
gammanne
gammojenne gammainne $^{rare}$
partitive
gammaanne
gammojanne
inessive
gammassanne
gammoissanne
elative
gammastanne
gammoistanne
illative
gammaanne
gammoihinne
adessive
gammallanne
gammoillanne
ablative
gammaltanne
gammoiltanne
allative
gammallenne
gammoillenne
essive
gammananne
gammoinanne
translative
gammaksenne
gammoiksenne
abessive
gammattanne
gammoittanne
instructive
comitative
—gammoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gammansa
gammansa
accusative
nom.
gammansa
gammansa
gen.
gammansa
genitive
gammansa
gammojensa gammainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
gammaansa
gammojaan gammojansa
inessive
gammassaan gammassansa
gammoissaan gammoissansa
elative
gammastaan gammastansa
gammoistaan gammoistansa
illative
gammaansa
gammoihinsa
adessive
gammallaan gammallansa
gammoillaan gammoillansa
ablative
gammaltaan gammaltansa
gammoiltaan gammoiltansa
allative
gammalleen gammallensa
gammoilleen gammoillensa
essive
gammanaan gammanansa
gammoinaan gammoinansa
translative
gammakseen gammaksensa
gammoikseen gammoiksensa
abessive
gammattaan gammattansa
gammoittaan gammoittansa
instructive
comitative
—gammoineen gammoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* gamma-aminovoihappo
* gammafunktio
* gammaglobuliini
* gammaglutamyylitransferaasi
* gammahydroksibutyraatti
* gammahydroksivoihappo
* gammakorjaus
* gammakuvaus
* gammalinoleenihappo
* gammapurkaus
* gammasäde
* gammasäteilijä
* gammasäteily
* gammayökkönen

### Further reading

* “gamma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* magma

## French
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa.ma/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gamma m (plural gamma)
* gamma (Greek letter)

### Further reading

* “gamma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Noun

gamma m (plural gammas)
* gamma (Greek letter)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɒmːɒ]
* Hyphenation: gam‧ma
* Rhymes: -mɒ

### Noun

gamma (plural gammák)
* gamma (Greek letter)

#### Derived terms

* gamma-eloszlás
* gamma-folyamat
* gamma-függvény
* gamma-globulin
* gamma-kitörés
* gamma-sugárzás

### Further reading

* 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

## Icelandic
### Noun

gamma f (genitive singular gömmu, nominative plural gömmur) or gamma n (genitive singular gamma, nominative plural gömmu)
* gamma (Greek letter)

#### Declension
## Italian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡam.ma/
* Rhymes: -amma
* Hyphenation: gàm‧ma

### Noun

gamma m or f (invariable)
* the name of the Greek-script letter Γ/γ; gamma

### Noun

gamma f (plural gamme)
* range, gamut
    Synonyms: varietà, assortimento, (music) scala, tonalità

#### Derived terms

* raggio gamma

### Anagrams

* magma

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). Doublet of gama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡam.ma/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -amma
* Syllabification: gam‧ma

### Noun

gamma f
* gamma (Greek letter Γ, γ)
* (physics) gamma ray

#### Declension
### Further reading

* gamma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* gamma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Sicilian
### Noun

gamma f (plural gammi)
* Alternative form of jamma

#### Derived terms

* gammicchia
* Gammicchia

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: gam‧ma

### Noun

gamma f (plural gammas)
* gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ

#### Derived terms

* partícula gamma
* radiación gamma
* rayo gamma

### Further reading

* “gamma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gamma n
* gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ