'Gamma ray' definitions:
Definition of 'gamma ray'
(from WordNet)
noun
Electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength [syn: gamma radiation, gamma ray]
Definition of 'Gamma ray'
From: GCIDE
- Gamma ray \Gam"ma ray\ n. (Physics) A very penetrating electromagnetic ray not appreciably deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by radioactive substances. Gamma rays are photons of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength shorter than that of X-rays, (i. e. shorter than 0.1 nanometer) and are correspondingly more penetrating than X-rays. In addition to being given off in certain types of radioactive decay, they may be found in cosmic radiation, though they are largely absorbed by the earth's atmosphere. Gamma-ray detectors orbited above the atmosphere have found bursts of gamma radiation, in some cases associated with visually observed supernova explosions, but in most cases from unidentified sources. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Synonyms of 'gamma ray'
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- actinic ray,
- actinism,
- alpha radiation,
- alpha ray,
- anode ray,
- atomic beam,
- atomic ray,
- beam,
- beam of light,
- Becquerel ray,
- beta radiation,
- beta ray,
- canal ray,
- cathode ray,
- cosmic radiation,
- cosmic ray,
- cosmic ray bombardment,
- electron emission,
- gamma radiation,
- gleam,
- Grenz ray,
- infrared ray,
- infraroentgen ray,
- invisible radiation,
- leam,
- nuclear rays,
- patch,
- pencil,
- photon,
- positive ray,
- radiation,
- radiorays,
- ray,
- ray of light,
- ribbon,
- ribbon of light,
- Roentgen ray,
- solar rays,
- streak,
- stream,
- stream of light,
- streamer,
- ultraviolet ray,
- violet ray,
- X radiation,
- X ray