gamma radiation

noun

: radiation composed of gamma rays

Examples of gamma radiation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although GRBs start with dazzling flashes of gamma radiation, their afterglows span multiple energy wavelengths. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2025

In 2013, nuclear specialists in neighboring Oregon warned that the concrete walls of the pools had lost structural integrity due to gamma radiation emitted by the capsules. —IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2020

After carefully studying the life cycle, USDA scientists figured out a way to sterilize male fly larvae with doses of gamma radiation without hurting the males' abilities to find mates. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025

Watch Iron Man 2 on Disney+ The Incredible Hulk Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) is seeking a cure for the gamma radiation that has turned him into the Hulk. —Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gamma radiation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

gamma radiation

noun

: radiation made up of gamma rays

Medical Definition

gamma radiation

noun

: radiation that is composed of gamma rays and is used in cancer radiotherapy