gamma ray
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.66 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.
Example Sentences
- "Doc Bruce Banner, belted by gamma rays, Turns into the Hulk – Ain’t he unglamour-rays [=unglamorous]!"
- "There’s a tongue-in-cheek book titled “Learn Greek in 25 years,” but you’ll be surprised at how straightforward it is to learn the alphabet: those alpha males, beta releases and gamma rays have seen to that."