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Noun: gamma radiation  'ga-mu,rey-dee'ey-shun
  1. Electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
    "Gamma radiation is used in some cancer treatments";
    - gamma ray

Derived forms: gamma radiations

Type of: electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation

Part of: electromagnetic spectrum

Encyclopedia: Gamma radiation