rd
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Abbreviation of road.
noun
Symbol for rad (unit of measure for absorbed dose of radiation).
noun
Abbreviation of round.
noun
Abbreviation of right defence/defense: the right wing player defensive position.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: cGy (same physical quantity)"
- "Under these restrictions, the only way for nuclear information that had been classified as RD to be controlled under UCNI is for the information to be declassified and then for circumstances to change such that the information becomes sufficiently sensitive to warrant reassertion of some degree of control."
- "A reception will be held on Sunday at the Smith residence, 234 Stone Hollow Rd, Barringtonville."
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.
Inflected Forms
rds (plural)
rd. (alternative)
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
mul:cGy