What does gamma ray mean?

gamma ray means "electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength".

What is another word for gamma ray?

Close synonyms include gamma radiation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gamma ray a common word?

gamma ray is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

gamma ray — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
Synonymsgamma radiation
Broaderelectromagnetic radiation
Part ofelectromagnetic spectrum

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What does gamma ray mean?: gamma ray means "electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength".
What is another word for gamma ray?: Close synonyms include gamma radiation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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