gamma

«gamma» in Mova's school dictionary: the third letter of the Greek alphabet, written γ (small)… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (gamma, gammas)

meaning for a pupil

1) Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet, written γ (small) and Γ (capital), after alpha and beta. tree →

2) (science) Gamma rays are very powerful, invisible rays given off by radioactive materials and by explosions in space; they can harm living things. tree →

3) Gamma is used as a label for the third thing in a list, after alpha and beta. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and science it can stand for an angle or a value; in science lessons about light and radiation gamma rays come at the high-energy end of the electromagnetic spectrum. Phrases: «gamma rays», «alpha, beta and gamma».

examples

• Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. tree →
• Alpha, beta, gamma, delta. tree →
• Gamma rays are stronger than X-rays. tree →
• Hospitals use gamma rays to kill germs on equipment. tree →
• In the comic, the hero was hit by gamma rays. tree →
• We labelled the third angle gamma. tree →
• Thick lead blocks stop gamma rays. tree →
• Gamma rays come from exploding stars. tree →

note

Say «GAM-uh». The word «alphabet» comes from alpha and beta. Comic stories about gamma rays giving superpowers are fiction; real gamma rays are dangerous.

In the corpora

• X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes have to work in space, because Earth's atmosphere blocks those rays.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gamma» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.