Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gamma decay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
gam-ma de-cay
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nuclear reaction with the emission of a gamma ray.

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What does gamma decay mean?
A nuclear reaction with the emission of a gamma ray.

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