noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɡæ.mə/
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rhymes with -æmə
CMU ARPABET:G AE1 M AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The letter Ɣɣ, used in the alphabets of several African languages, and in lowercase form in the IPA to represent a voiced velar fricative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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10
noun
Meaning 10
A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change in delta with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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11
noun
Meaning 11
Synonym of gamma correction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gamma correction
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
13
noun
Meaning 13
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: navigator
14
noun
Meaning 14
a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: field strength unit
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
غَامَا
(ḡāmā)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Arabic:
جاما
(gaamaa)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Arabic:
قاما
(gāma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Asturian:
gama
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Bulgarian:
га́ма
(gáma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Catalan:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Chinese Mandarin:
伽瑪 /伽玛
(gāmǎ)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Chinese Mandarin:
伽馬 /伽马
(gāmǎ)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Czech:
gama
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Dutch:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Esperanto:
gamo
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Finnish:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
French:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Galician:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
German:
Gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Greek:
γάμμα
(gámma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Greek:
γάμα
(gáma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Ancient Greek:
γάμμα
(gámma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Hebrew:
גָּמָא
(gáma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Hungarian:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Interlingua:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Irish:
gáma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Italian:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Japanese:
ガンマ
(gamma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Korean:
감마
(gamma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Macedonian:
га́ма
(gáma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Malay:
gama
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Māori:
kama
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Persian:
گاما
(gâmâ)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Polish:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Portuguese:
gama
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Russian:
га́мма
(gámma)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Serbo-Croatian:
га̏ма
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Serbo-Croatian:
gȁma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Spanish:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Swedish:
gamma
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Tagalog:
gama
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Thai:
แกมมา
(gɛɛm-mâa)
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Turkish:
gama
— third letter of the Greek alphabet
Finnish:
gammafunktio
— math: gamma function — see also gamma function
Russian:
га́мма-фу́нкция
(gámma-fúnkcija)
— math: gamma function — see also gamma function