Gy

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A form of galley yarn — A hoaxing story.

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Meanings

Gy1

symbol
  1. symbolmetrologySymbol for gray(s), a unit of absorbed dose.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of Gyr (“gigayear(s)”).

GY2

nounGY (plural GYs)

plural GYs

  1. abbreviationinitialismobsoleteslangnauticalInitialism of galley yarn.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of galactic year.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

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gray
Broader
radioactivity unit
Also see
gagalley yarngray

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

Gy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gy

MLA

“Gy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gy.

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