Meanings
noungamma radiation (usually uncountable, plural gamma radiations)
plural gamma radiations
- uncountableusuallynatural scienceselectromagnetic radiation consisting of gamma rays
Punished with UV and gamma radiation from the Class F Star it orbits, Utha is no one's first choice for a planet to land on.
2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Utha
Synonyms & antonyms
nounelectromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
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Translations
Danish gammastråling
- gammastrålingtype of radiation
Dutch gammastraling
- gammastralingtype of radiation
Finnish gammasäteily
- gammasäteilytype of radiation
Hungarian gamma-sugárzás
- gamma-sugárzástype of radiation
Icelandic gammageislun
- gammageisluntype of radiation
Norwegian Bokmål gammastråling
- gammastrålingtype of radiation
Polish promieniowanie gamma
- promieniowanie gammatype of radiation
Romanian radiație gama
- radiație gamatype of radiation
Swedish gammastrålning
- gammastrålningtype of radiation
Tagalog dagilap-gama
- dagilap-gamatype of radiation
Turkish gama ışıması
- gama ışımasıtype of radiation
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APA
gamma radiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamma%20radiation
MLA
“gamma radiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamma%20radiation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gamma radiation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamma%20radiation.
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