gamma

Pronunciation:		'gamu
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Matching Terms:		gamma acid, gamma aminobutyric acid, gamma correction, gamma globulin, gamma iron, gamma irradiation, gamma knife, gamma radiation, gamma ray, gamma rays, gammadim, gammadion, gammer, gammon, gammoning, gammopathy, gammy
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet [n] Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524) [n] a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted

	Synonyms:	da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma

	See Also:	alphabetic character, field strength unit, Greek alphabet, letter, letter of the alphabet, navigator, oersted

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Gam"ma\, n. The third letter ([Gamma], [gamma] = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	1. A language for matrices and generation of mathematical programming reports. ["GAMMA 3.3 for MPS/MPSX, IBM System:/360", Bonnor & Moore Assocs (Mar 1975)]. 2. A high-level parallel language. [Research Directions in High-Level Parallel Languages, LeMetayer ed, Springer 1992].

	See Also:	language