NOUN | quantity | rad | a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material |
---|---|---|---|
quantity | rad, radian | the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
Sounds | rae'd | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | ad / AD ... Volgograd: 52 rhymes with aed... |
Meaning | A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material. | |
---|---|---|
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). | |
---|---|---|
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 |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact