Gamma Radiation

Definition: Gamma Radiation

Gamma Radiation

Noun

1. Electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength.

Specialty Definitions: Gamma Radiation

Domain	Definitions
Aerospace	= gamma ray. (references)
Energy	High-energy, short wavelength, electromagnetic radiation emitted from the nucleus. Gamma radiation frequently accompanies alpha and beta emissions and always accompanies fission. Gamma rays are very penetrating and are best stopped or shielded by dense materials, such as lead or depleted uranium. Gamma rays are similar to x-rays. (references)
Mining	Emission by radioactive substances of quanta of energy corresponding to X-rays and visible light but with a much shorter wavelength than light.May be detected by gamma-ray Geiger counters. (references)
Nuclear Energy & Physics	Electromagnetic radiation emitted in the process of nuclear transition or particle annihilation. Source: European Union. (references)
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Synonym: Gamma Radiation

Synonym: gamma ray (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Gamma Radiation

English words defined with "gamma radiation": cobalt 60 ♦ radiogram, radiograph ♦ shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph. (references)

Specialty definitions using "gamma radiation": Airborne Snow Water Equivalent Measurement Theory, associated corpuscular emission ♦ brachytherapy, bremsstrahlung effect ♦ Compton electron ♦ Decay, radioactive, DECONTAMINATOR, density logger, desintegration ♦ gamma irradiation, gamma radiation scanning, gamma rays, GAMMA-FACILITIES OPERATOR, gamma-ray well log, Geiger-Mueller probe ♦ high-intensity gamma ♦ insect sterilization, internal radiation ♦ NATURAL GAMMA, natural gamma radiation detector, natural gamma-ray logging, neutron logging, nuclear radiation ♦ penetrating gamma radiation ♦ radiation medicine, Radiation, Ionizing, radiation-type gage, radiative capture, radioactive desintegration, radioactive disintegration, Relative Biological Effectiveness ♦ SPECTRAL GAMMA, spectral gamma-ray log, Spectroscopy, Mossbauer ♦ Vaccines, Inactivated ♦ whole body hazard, whole-body counter, whole-body monitors, whole-body radiation meter. (references)

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Modern Usage: Gamma Radiation

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. (The Incredible Hulk; writing credit: Carol Baxter; Paul M. Belous)
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Commercial Usage: Gamma Radiation

Domain	Title
References	The World Market for Alpha, Beta, or Gamma Radiation Apparatus: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Guide to the Measurement of Environmental Gamma Radiation (reference) Very High Energy Cosmic Gamma Radiation (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Gamma Radiation

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Irradiation using a source of Gamma radiation has been used as a treatment process for many years, and a newer form of irradiation employing an electron beam has the potential to treat clinical waste. (references)
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Expressions: Gamma Radiation

Expressions using "gamma radiation": gamma radiation scanning ♦ penetrating gamma radiation. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Gamma Radiation

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
gamma radiation	38
alpha beta gamma radiation	4
gamma radiation ray	3
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Modern Translations: Gamma Radiation

Language		Translations for "gamma radiation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏درجة المغايرة في الاشعاع. (various references)

Danish		gammastråling (gamma rays, gamma-rays), gammastråler (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

Dutch		gammastraling (gamma rays, gamma-rays), gammastralen (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

Finnish		gammasäteily (g. radiation, gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

French		rayons gamma (gamma rays, gamma-rays), rayons de gamma, rayonnement gamma (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

German		gammastrahlung (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

Greek		ακτινοβολία γ (gamma rays, gamma-rays), ακτίνες γάμμα (gamma rays, gamma-rays), Ακτίνες γάμμα (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

Italian		raggi gamma (gamma rays, gamma-rays), radiazione gamma (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

Pig Latin		ammagay adiationray.(various references)

Portuguese		raios gama (gamma rays, gamma-rays), radiações gama (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

Spanish		rayos gamma (gamma rays, gamma-rays), radiación gamma (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)

Swedish		gammastrålning (gamma rays, gamma-rays). (various references)
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Anagrams: Gamma Radiation

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-d-g-i-i-m-m-n-o-r-t"
	-4 letters: admiration.
	-5 letters: angiomata, gammadion, gradation, granitoid, immigrant, inamorata, indagator, migration, mridangam, ommatidia, radiating, radiation.
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