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inherit (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: enheriter 'to say that someone will receive your property after death', from Latin hereditas; HEREDITY]
[I and T] to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died
inherit sth from sb
::He inherited a fortune from his grandmother.
::inherited wealth
[T] if you inherit a situation, especially one in which problems have been caused by Other people, you have to deal with it
::The present government inherited a closed, state-dominated economy.
[T] to have the same character or appearance as your parents
inherit sth from sb
::Mr. Grass inherited his work ethic from his father.
::I inherited my mother's curly hair.
[T] to get something that someone else does not want any more
inherit sth from sb
::We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.

gamma emission (medicine)


gamma emission
<physics> Nuclear decay process whereby the nucleus goes from an excited state to a more stable state by emitting a gamma ray.

See: gamma ray.