ALL meanings of gamma radiation
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G g - noun gamma radiation high-frequency electromagnetic rays 1
- noun gamma radiation a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation (gamma radiation) emitted from an atomic nucleus. 1
- noun gamma radiation a photon emitted by an electron as a result of internal conversion. 1
- noun gamma radiation electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than approximately one tenth of a nanometer. 1
- noun gamma radiation (physics) electromagnetic radiation consisting of gamma rays. 0
- noun gamma radiation electromagnetic radiation emitted by atomic nuclei; the wavelength is generally in the range 1 × 10–10 to 2 × 10–13 metres 0
- noun gamma radiation electromagnetic radiation of very short wavelength emitted by any source, esp the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with a wavelength less than about 1 × 10–11 metres 0