| NOUN | communication | gamma | the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet |
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| quantity | gamma | a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted | |
| person | Gamma, da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma | Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497 |
| Sounds | gae'mah | |
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| Rhymes | Alabama ... Yuma: 82 rhymes with mah... | |
| Meaning | The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet. | |
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| Member of | Greek alphabet | The alphabet used by ancient Greeks |
| Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character | The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech |
| Spanish | gamma | |
| Catalan | gamma | |
| Meaning | A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted. | |
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| Part of | oersted | The magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole |
| Broader | field strength unit | An electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity |
| Meaning | Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524). | |
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| Synonyms | da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma | |
| Instance of | navigator | In earlier times, a person who explored by ship |
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