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gamma ray

noun

Definitions

  1. Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as…

    Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.

    • Doc Bruce Banner, belted by gamma rays, Turns into the Hulk – Ain’t he unglamour-rays [=unglamorous]!
    • There’s a tongue-in-cheek book titled “Learn Greek in 25 years,” but you’ll be surprised at how straightforward it is to learn the alphabet: those alpha males, beta releases and gamma rays have seen to that.

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No curated loop yet for gamma ray. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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