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Definition 2024

gamma_ray

gamma ray

See also: gamma-ray

English

Alternative forms

γ-ray , γ ray

Noun

gamma ray ‎(plural gamma rays)

Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.

Related terms

gamma radiation

Derived terms

Translations

very high frequency electromagnetic radiation

Catalan: raig gamma m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 伽馬射線 (zh), 伽马射线 (zh) ‎(gāmǎ shèxiàn), 加馬射線, 加马射线 ‎(jiāmǎ shèxiàn)
Finnish: gammasäde
French: rayon gamma (fr) m
German: Gammastrahlung (de) f
Irish: gáma-gha m
Japanese: ガンマ線 ‎(gamma-sen)
Korean: 감마선 ‎(gammaseon)

Malay: sinar gama
Norwegian:

Bokmål: gammastråle (no) m

Nynorsk: gammastråle (no) m
Portuguese: raio gama m
Russian: га́мма-излуче́ние (ru) n ‎(gámma-izlučénije)
Spanish: rayo gamma m
Tagalog: sinag-gama

See also

T-ray
X-ray
alpha ray
beta ray