Rad

Word RAD
Character 3
Hyphenation rad
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Definitions and meanings of "Rad"

What do we mean by rad?

A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joule per kilogram of irradiated material. It has been replaced as a standard scientific unit by the gray. noun

Radian abbreviation

Excellent; wonderful. adjective

Afraid; frightened.

In photometry, a proposed unit of quantity of light equal to the amount of energy in luminous form obtained in one second from a light-flux of one lumen. The rad is of a lumen-hour. noun

A radical. noun

An obsolete preterit of read.

A Middle English form of rath.

A Middle English preterit of ride.

A unit of measurement of the amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by an object, equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material (equal to 0.01 gray). noun

Imp. & p. p. of read, rede.

Excellent, short for radical. adjective

A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray. noun

Abbreviation of radian. noun

Abbreviation of radiator. noun

A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material noun

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) noun

A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.

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The word "rad" in example sentences

By the way, is _radix_ perhaps derived from [Sanskrit: rad] (_rad_), a tooth (from the fang-like form of roots), whence _rodere_ and possibly _radius_? ❋ Various (1852)

While the word rad is completely outdated it totally applies to this cake. ❋ Melissa (2009)

However, I wouldn't call it rad, simply because I wouldn't call anything rad -- never have and never will use that word. ❋ Sovay (2010)

September 24, 2005 17: 53 b-rad: is there a mfr radio station? and more importantly, is it online? ❋ Unknown (2005)

But there is nothing I'd rather do than lay in my bed listening to rad music with a rad boy and talk about rad things ... and say rad alot.rad. where did the word rad come from, i know its derived from Radical, but please ... somebody fill me in. ❋ Withkerth (2002)

i think it's rad that used the word rad in this post. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The rad is a unit of absorbed radiation dose in terms of the energy actually deposited in the tissue. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“I think on a scale of name rad-ness,” he says, “Donald is at a low point next to Hubert and Reginald and other names that condemn men to a lifetime of unintentional celibacy.” ❋ Unknown (2004)

I know that you're a big Twitter user, you've got a ridiculous number of followers at over 300K, but I've gotta ask you, what's the deal with your use of the word "rad"? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Palo Alto, California? did you ride narrow skateboards and say "rad" all the time, haha! ❋ James Gurney (2010)

Not also that fixie freestylers are often shocked and stunned to discover that artistic cyclists have been doing their "rad" tricks in a formalized setting for more than a century. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

I'm gonna say that Corey possibly also uses the word "rad"? ❋ Unknown (2009)

With 200m and 800m on the sleeve, which is kind of rad because it makes it look like it says “zoom boom.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lanik is found to be a "rad" and starts growing body parts uncontrollably. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Why RAD isn't so "rad" for people who are at the highest risk, and other tales of collegiate fail ❋ Unknown (2008)

Prize goes to Linsay about knowing what a "rad" was, and for knowing more than the workman on the number, size and location of them. ❋ Kerron Cross (2007)

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