gamma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
  2. noun a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
  3. noun 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)
    da Gamma; Vasco da Gamma.

WordNet


Gam"ma noun
Definitions
  1. The third letter (, = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.

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