Meanings
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1
noun
the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
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2
noun
a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
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3
noun
The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
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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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Derived forms
alphabetagammades-gamma-carboxyprothrombindigammagacruxgamma-angio-encephalographygamma-butyrolactonegamma-encephalographygamma-glutamyltransferasegamma-hydroxybutyrategamma-irongamma-raygammachirp
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.