gamma

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet

2. 2
   noun

   a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted

3. 3
   noun

   The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).

4. 4
   noun

   The letter Ɣɣ, used in the alphabets of several African languages, and in lowercase form in the IPA to represent a voiced velar fricative.

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.

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