伽马 (gāmǎ): gamma (Greek letter Γ / γ)

Meanings

1 gamma (Greek letter Γ / γ)
2 gamma (as in gamma ray, gamma correction)

Characters

伽

Examples

伽马射线穿透力很强。

Gāmǎ shèxiàn chuāntòulì hěn qiáng.

Gamma rays have strong penetrating power.

屏幕的伽马值需要校准。

Píngmù de gāmǎ zhí xūyào xiàozhǔn.

The screen's gamma value needs calibration.

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usage

Phonetic loan for γ. In this word the character 伽 is read gā (normally qié or jiā elsewhere). Compare 阿尔法 (ālfǎ / alpha), 贝塔 (bèitǎ / beta), 伽马 (gāmǎ / gamma) — the standard Chinese transliterations for Greek letters in physics and maths.