Sieverts

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv

Synonyms

sievert radiation irradiation irradiated irradiating joules geiger nuclear sieger radiations irradiate energie

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