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Gamma radiation   /gˈæmə rˌeɪdiˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Gamma radiation

noun
1.
Electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength.  Synonym: gamma ray.





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"Gamma radiation" Quotes from Famous Books



... a reading on the ion chamber. Only a few milliroentgens of beta and gamma radiation. That was the dangerous kind, because both beta particles and gamma rays could penetrate clothing and skin. But the Planeteers wouldn't get enough of a dose to do any harm at all. The alpha count was high, but so long as they didn't breathe ...
— Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet • Harold Leland Goodwin


Words linked to "Gamma radiation" :   electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic spectrum, nonparticulate radiation, electromagnetic wave


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