gamma
French, noun/ɡa.ma/
gamma is spelled G-A-M-M-A (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 21,568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gamma is a French masculine noun meaning “gamma (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nom de γ, Γ, troisième lettre et deuxième consonne de l’alphabet grec”.
What does gamma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegamma (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom de γ, Γ, troisième lettre et deuxième consonne de l’alphabet grec.
noun: 1. Ancienne unité de mesure de masse, équivalant au microgramme, et dont le symbole est γ. 2. Ancienne unité de mesure de la densité du flux magnétique, équivalant au nanotesla, et dont le symbole est γ. 3. Pente d’une fonction signal-lumière avec des échelles logarithmiques.
noun: 1. Synonyme de robert-le-diable (papillon). 2. Synonyme de noctuelle gamma (papillon).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gamma
- gammas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gamma?
- /ɡa.ma/
- \ɡa.ma\
- \ɡam.ma\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gamma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gamma in French?
gamma appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).