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gamma ray: Meaning and Definition of
gam'ma ray"
Pronunciation: [key]
— Physics. Physics.
- a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiationemitted from an atomic nucleus.
- a photon emitted by an electron as a result of internal conversion.
- electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than approximately one tenth of a nanometer.
