gamma的词源

英文词源

gamma

third letter of the Greek alphabet, c. 1400, from Greek gamma, from Phoenician gimel, said to mean literally "camel" (see camel) and to be so called for a fancied resemblance of its shape to some part of a camel. Gamma rays (1903) originally were thought to be a third type of radiation, but later were found to be very short X-rays.

中文词源

gamma：希腊字母表的第三个字母

来自希腊字母G的发音。

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