gamma

1 the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet

2 a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted

3 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) [syn: da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma]

Finnish

Noun

1. 1. gamma; the Greek letter [[Γ">#English

1. gamma; the Greek letter [[Γ, γ

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gamma

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ

Gamma (uppercase Γ, lowercase γ; ) is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Gimel