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The correct spelling is rad.
How to pronounce rad
/ɹæd/
nounIPA: /ɹæd/
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The correct spelling is rad. A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray. For example: "His beliefs are radical."
Usage Examples
“His beliefs are radical.”
“The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.”
“a radical quantity; a radical sign”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.
- 2.In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad
- 3.Anything which radiates or emits rays.
- 4.A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
- 5.(of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
adjective
- 1.Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
- 2.Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
- 3.Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
- 4.Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
- 5.Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
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