gamma ray

See also: Gamma ray, gamma-ray, Gamma-ray, γ ray, Γ ray, γ-ray, and Γ-ray

English

Alternative forms

• Gamma ray, gamma-ray, Gamma-ray, γ ray, Γ ray, γ-ray, Γ-ray

Pronunciation

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Noun

gamma ray (plural gamma rays)

1. Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.
   • 1966, “The Incredible Hulk (theme song)”, Jacques Urbont (lyrics) (The Marvel Super Heroes (television series)):

     Doc Bruce Banner, belted by gamma rays,
     Turns into the Hulk – Ain’t he unglamour-rays! [unglamorous]
     Wreckin’ the town with the power of a bull,
     Ain’t no monster, clown. Who is as lovable
     As ever-lovin’ Hulk? - Hulk! Hulk!

Derived terms

• gamma-ray astronomy
• gamma-ray burst
• graser

Related terms

• gamma radiation

Translations

very high frequency electromagnetic radiation

• Catalan: raig gamma m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伽馬射線 / 伽马射线 (zh) (gāmǎ shèxiàn), 加馬射線 / 加马射线 (jiāmǎ shèxiàn), 丙種射線 / 丙种射线 (zh) (bǐngzhǒng shèxiàn)

• Finnish: gammasäde
• French: rayon gamma (fr) m
• Georgian: გამა გამოსხივება (gama gamosxiveba), გამა სხივი (gama sxivi)
• German: Gammastrahlung (de) f
• Greek: ακτίνα γάμμα f (aktína gámma)
• Hungarian: gamma-sugár
• Icelandic: gammageisli (is) m
• Irish: gáma-gha m
• Japanese: ガンマ線 (ja) (gamma-sen)
• Korean: 감마선 (gammaseon)
• Malay: sinar gama
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gammastråle (no) m

  Nynorsk: gammastråle (no) m

• Portuguese: raio gama m
• Punjabi: ਗਾਮਾ ਕਿਰਨ f (gāmā kiran)
• Russian: га́мма-излуче́ние (ru) n (gámma-izlučénije)
• Spanish: rayo gamma m
• Swedish: gammastråle (sv)
• Tagalog: sinag-gama
• Turkish: gama ışını (tr)
• Welsh: pelydryn gama m

See also

• T-ray
• X-ray
• alpha ray
• beta ray