| NOUN | quantity | rad | a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material |
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| quantity | rad, radian | the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
| Sounds | rae'd | |
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| Rhymes | ad / AD ... Volgograd: 52 rhymes with aed... | |
| Meaning | A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material. | |
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| Broader | radioactivity unit | A measure of radioactivity |
| Spanish | rad | |
| Catalan | rad | |
| Meaning | The unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees). | |
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| Synonym | radian | |
| Parts | milliradian | A unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian |
| Broader | angular unit | A unit of measurement for angles |
| Spanish | radián | |
| Catalan | radian, rad | |
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