[ 'gamə ]
■ noun
1》 the third letter of the Greek alphabet ( Γ , γ ), transliterated as ‘g’.
↘[as modifier ] denoting the third in a series of items or categories.
↘ Brit. a third-class mark given for a piece of work.
2》 [as modifier ] relating to ~ rays.
3》 ( plural same) Physics a unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10 -5 oersted.
Origin
via L. from Gk.