ALL meanings of gamma ray
gam·ma ray
G g - noun gamma ray high-energy radioactive particle 1
- noun gamma ray a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation (gamma radiation) emitted from an atomic nucleus. 1
- noun gamma ray a photon emitted by an electron as a result of internal conversion. 1
- noun gamma ray electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than approximately one tenth of a nanometer. 1
- noun gamma ray Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity. 0
- noun gamma ray electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of 10-9 centimeters or less: may be produced by the reactions of nuclei or elementary particles or by the interaction of high energy electrons with matter 0
- noun gamma ray a stream of gamma rays 0