Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nanogray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nanogray
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One billionth (10⁻⁹) of a gray.

Example Sentences

"Highly sensitive LiF:Mg,Cu,P (MCP) detectors enable measurements of radiation doses from tens of nanograys up to a few kilograys, where the saturation of the signal of the main dosimetric peak occurs"

Etymology

From nano- + gray.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nano

Inflected Forms

nanograys (plural)

Questions

What does nanogray mean?: One billionth (10⁻⁹) of a gray.
Where does nanogray come from?: From nano- + gray.

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