GAMMA RAY

Meaning of GAMMA RAY in English

I. noun

Etymology: gamma (I)

1. : a photon or radiation quantum emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance

2. or gamma radiation : a continuous stream of gamma rays

II. noun

: a high-energy photon

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

GAMMA RAY — noun Date: 1903 a photon emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAMMA RAY — Penetrating very short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation , similar to an X ray but of higher energy, that is emitted spontaneously by …
Английский словарь Британика
GAMMA RAY — Physics. 1. a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation (gamma radiation) emitted from an atomic nucleus. 2. a photon emitted by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMMA RAY — Date: 1903 : a photon emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance ; also : a photon of higher energy than …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAMMA RAY — Function: noun Date: 1903 : a photon emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance also : a photon of higher energy …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GAMMA RAY — [gamma ray] n (1903): a photon emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance; also: a high-energy photon--usu. used in plural
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAMMA RAY — penetrating electromagnetic radiation of the same nature as an X ray, though usually of somewhat shorter wavelength, emitted spontaneously by …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAMMA RAY — ˈgamma ray BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] a beam of light with a short ↑ wavelength , that can …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAMMA RAY — Penetrating very short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation , similar to an X ray but of higher energy, that is emitted spontaneously by …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAMMA RAY — Synonyms and related words : Becquerel ray, Grenz ray, Roentgen ray, X radiation, X ray, actinic ray, actinism, alpha radiation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAMMA RAY — A type of high-energy radiation that is different from an x-ray.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
GAMMA RAY — Гамма-излучение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GAMMA RAY — гамма-лучи
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GAMMA RAY — гамма-лучи
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GAMMA-RAY — гамма-лучевой
Англо-Русский физический словарь
GAMMA RAY — Гамма-излучение
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
GAMMA — n I. gamma (= third letter of the Greek alphabet); II. gamut (1. [Mus.]: 2. as in gamut of colors, …
Interlingua English vocab
GAMMA — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew gīmel gimel Date: 15th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAY — I Any of 300–350 mostly marine species of cartilaginous fish (order Batoidei) found worldwide and classified as sawfishes , skates …
Английский словарь Британика
GAMMA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) gamma decay gamma globulin gamma ray gamma ray astronomy
Английский словарь Британика
RAY — I. ˈrā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English raye, from Middle French raie, from Latin raia : any of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAMMA — I. ˈgamə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAY — (n.) One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the …
Английский словарь Webster
RAY — (n.) A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or …
Английский словарь Webster
GAMMA — (n.) The third letter (/, / = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.
Английский словарь Webster
RAY — ( n. ) One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMMA — ( n. ) The third letter (/, / = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAY — ray 1 — raylike , adj. /ray/ , n. 1. a narrow beam of light. 2. a gleam or slight …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMMA — /gam"euh/ , n. 1. the third letter of the Greek alphabet. 2. the consonant sound represented by this letter. 3. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMMA — n. third letter of the Greek alphabet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RAY — I. ˈrā noun Etymology: Middle English raye, from Anglo-French raie, from Latin raia Date: 14th century : any of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAMMA — I. ˈga-mə noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew gīmel gimel Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAY — vi to shine, as with rays. 2. ray ·vt to array. 3. ray ·noun array; order; arrangement; dress. 4. ray …
Webster English vocab
GAMMA — noun the third letter (/, / ·eng. g) of the greek alphabet.
Webster English vocab
GAMMA — [ 'gamə ] ■ noun 1》 the third letter of the Greek alphabet ( Γ , γ ), transliterated as …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAY — [ray] n [ME raye, fr. MF raie, fr. L raia] (14c): any of an order (Rajiformes) of cartilaginous fishes (as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAMMA — [gam.ma] n [ME, fr. LL, fr. Gk, of Sem origin; akin to Heb gimel gimel] (15c) 1: the 3d letter …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAY — any of the cartilaginous fishes of the order Batoidei, related to sharks and placed with them in the class Chondrichthyes …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAMMA — gamma BrE AmE ˈɡæm ə ▷ gamma|s z ▶ ˌ gamma ˈ globulin BrE AmE ▶ ˌ gamma ˌ radi …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAY — / reɪ; NAmE / noun 1. a narrow line of light, heat or other energy : the sun's rays ultraviolet …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAY — I. Ray, James Earl BrE AmE (1928–98) a US man accused of killing Rev. Martin Luther ↑ king in 1968 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAY — ray /reɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-5: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rai , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAMMA — n. 1 the third letter of the Greek alphabet. 2 a third-class mark given for a piece of work or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAMMA — n.1 the third letter of the Greek alphabet. 2 a third-class mark given for a piece of work or in …
Oxford English vocab
RAY — ( rays) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Rays of light are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAMMA — ( gammas) Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAMMA — (~s) Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beam/ray/shaft of light (= a thin line of light ) ▪ There was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAMMA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gamma ray gamma/alpha/beta radiation technical (= radiation given off by the atomic matter of gamma, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAMMA — [noun] [C] - the third letter of the Greek alphabet, sometimes given as a mark for a student's work to …
Cambridge English vocab
RAY — n. cathode ray oscilloscope whip tailed ray Bob and Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas cathode ray cathode ray tube Charles Ray …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAMMA — n. gamma decay gamma globulin gamma ray gamma ray astronomy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAY — Synonyms and related words : Reptilia, X ray, actinic ray, actinism, amplitude, antinode, atom, atomic beam, atomic ray, beam, beam …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAMMA — noun Gamma is used before these nouns: ↑ radiation , ↑ ray
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GAMMA — < language > 1. A language for matrices and generation of mathematical programming reports. ["GAMMA 3.3 for MPS/MPSX, IBM System:/360", …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
RAY — I 1. сущ. 1) а) луч to emit, send forth, send out rays ≈ испускать лучи cathode rays ≈ катодовые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAMMA — гамма (третья буква греческого алфавита) (физическое) гамма gamma физ. гамма ~ гамма (третья буква греческого алфавита) ~ совкагамма (бабочка)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAY — 1) луч; пучок || излучать(ся); облучать 2) траектория 3) матем. луч, полупрямая • - alpha particle rays - alpha rays …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GAMMA — 1) гамма ( внесистемная единица напряжённости магнитного поля ) 2) коэффициент контрастности 3) тлв показатель гамма 4) гамма-квант 5) 10^-6 …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RAY — 1) луч; пучок || излучать(ся); облучать 2) траектория 3) матем. луч, полупрямая • - alpha particle rays - alpha rays - anode rays - anticrepuscular rays - beta …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GAMMA — 1) гамма (внесистемная единица напряжённости магнитного поля) 2) коэффициент контрастности 3) тлв показатель гамма 4) гамма-квант 5) 10^-6 грамма • - color gamma
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RAY — 1) излучение 2) луч 3) лучевой 4) геом. лучистый 5) матем. полупрямая • to set up a ray — строить ход луча - absolute ray - central ray - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GAMMA — сущ.1) гамма (третья буква греческого алфавита) 2) физ. гамма gamma rays — гамма-лучи 3) фото степень контрастности телевизионного или фотоизображения
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RAY — _I 1. reı n 1. 1> луч the rays of the sun - солнечные лучи a ray of light - …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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