gamma B2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˈɡæ.mə/ See IPA manual Freq #9580 Meanings 1 noun the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet 2 noun a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted 3 noun The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). 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. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms alphabetagammades-gamma-carboxyprothrombindigammagacruxgamma-angio-encephalographygamma-butyrolactonegamma-encephalographygamma-glutamyltransferasegamma-hydroxybutyrategamma-irongamma-raygammachirp Common collocations gamma ray Noun + noun Etymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gamma **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡæ.mə/ **Frequency rank:** 9580 ## Meanings 1. the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet 2. a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted 3. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). 4. The letter Ɣɣ, used in the alphabets of several African languages, and in lowercase form in the IPA to represent a voiced velar fricative. ## Derived Forms - alphabetagamma - des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin - digamma - gacrux - gamma-angio-encephalography - gamma-butyrolactone - gamma-encephalography - gamma-glutamyltransferase - gamma-hydroxybutyrate - gamma-iron - gamma-ray - gammachirp ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown