ALL meanings of gamma
gam·ma
G g - noun Technical meaning of gamma (language) 1. A language for matrices and generation of mathematical programming reports. 2. A high-level parallel language. 1
- noun gamma Greek letter 1
- noun gamma physics: unit of magnetism 1
- noun gamma TV 1
- noun gamma The name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet ('Γ', 'γ'), preceded by beta ('Β', 'β') and followed by delta, ('Δ', 'δ'). 1
- noun gamma the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ). 1
- noun gamma the consonant sound represented by this letter. 1
- noun gamma the third in a series of items. 1
- noun gamma (initial capital letter) Astronomy. a star that is usually the third brightest of a constellation: The third brightest star in the Southern Cross is Gamma Crucis. 1
- noun gamma a unit of weight equal to one microgram. 1
- noun gamma Physics. a unit of magnetic field strength, equal to 10− 5 gauss. 1
- noun gamma Photography. a measure of the degree of development of a negative or print. 1
- noun gamma Television. an analogous numerical indication of the degree of contrast between light and dark in the reproduction of an image in television. 1
- noun gamma Chiefly British. a grade showing that an individual student is in the third, or lowest, of three scholastic sections in a class. Compare alpha (def 7), beta (def 8). 1
- variable noun gamma Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. 0
- noun gamma the third letter in the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), a consonant, transliterated as g. When double, it is transcribed and pronounced as ng 0
- noun gamma the third highest grade or mark, as in an examination 0
- noun gamma a unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10–5 oersted. 1 gamma is equivalent to 0.795 775 × 10–3 ampere per metre 0
- noun gamma the numerical value of the slope of the characteristic curve of a photographic emulsion or television camera; a measure of the contrast reproduced in a photographic or television image 0
- noun gamma involving or relating to photons of very high energy 0
- noun gamma relating to one of two or more allotropes or crystal structures of a solid 0
- noun gamma The name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). 0
- noun gamma relating to one of two or more isomeric forms of a chemical compound, esp one in which a group is attached to the carbon atom next but one to the atom to which the principal group is attached 0
- noun gamma (mathematics) The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ. 0
- noun gamma the third brightest star in a constellation 0
- noun gamma (mathematics) A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by γ. 0
- noun gamma the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ) 0
- noun gamma (physics) A unit of magnetic field equal to 1 nT. 0
- noun gamma the third of a group or series 0
- noun gamma (industries) slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output. 0
- noun gamma a microgram 0
- noun gamma a number indicating the degree of contrast between the darkest and lightest parts of a photographic image 0
- noun gamma a unit of magnetic field intensity equal to 10-5 0