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radiation dose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
ra-di-a-tion -dose
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of radiation that reaches something from a radioactive source, or the effect that that amount has; it can be measured in several ways, three of which are expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems) and one of which is expressed by SI in grays (non-SI, in rads).

Inflected Forms

radiation doses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

radioactivity activity exposure

Questions

What does radiation dose mean?
The amount of radiation that reaches something from a radioactive source, or the effect that that amount has; it can be measured in several ways, three of which are expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems) and one of which is expressed by SI in grays (non-SI, in rads).

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