SIEVERT

Meaning of SIEVERT in English

/ ˈsiːvət; NAmE -vərt/ noun

( abbr. Sv ) ( physics ) a unit for measuring the effect of radiation

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: named after Rolf M. Sievert (1896–1966), Swedish physicist.

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SIEVERT — noun Etymology: Rolf Maximilian Sievert died 1966 Swedish radiologist Date: 1945 an SI unit for the dosage of ionizing radiation …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIEVERT — ˈsēvərt noun ( -s ) Etymology: after Rolf Maximilian Sievert died 1966 Swedish radiologist : an SI unit for dosage …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIEVERT — /see"veuhrt/ , Physics. n. the SI unit of dose equivalent when the absorbed dose is measured in gray. Abbr.: Sv …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIEVERT — noun Etymology: Rolf Maximilian Sievert died 1966 Swedish radiologist Date: 1945 : an SI unit for the dosage of ionizing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIEVERT — [ 'si:vət ] (abbrev.: Sv ) ■ noun Physics the SI unit of dose equivalent, defined as a dose which …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIEVERT — unit of radiation dose equivalent in the International System of Units. The sievert (Sv) has been recommended by the International …
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SIEVERT — sievert, S~ BrE AmE ˈsiːv ət AmE - ə rt ▷ sievert|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIEVERT — The international system (SI) unit for dose equivalent equal to 1 Joule/kilogram. 1 sievert = 100 rem. Named for physicist …
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SIEVERT — Зиверт
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SIEVERT — зиверт (единица СИ эквивалентной дозы излучения)
Англо-Русский физический словарь
SIEVERT — n. Pronunciation: ' s ē -v ə rt Function: noun Etymology: Rolf Maximilian Sievert † 1966 Swedish radiologist Date: 1945 …
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SV — abbreviation sievert herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SV — Physics. sievert; sieverts.
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DOSE EQUIVALENT — Physics. a unit that quantifies the biological effectiveness of an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, obtained by multiplying the absorbed …
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SV — ■ abbreviation sievert(s).
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REM — unit of radiation dosage (such as from X rays) applied to humans. Derived from the phrase Roentgen equivalent man, the …
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DECATHLON — athletic competition lasting two consecutive days in which contestants take part in 10 track-and-field events. It was introduced as a …
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SV — abbreviation sievert
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UNIT — n. 25B6; noun the family is the fundamental unit of society : COMPONENT, element, constituent, subdivision. a unit of currency …
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SI UNITS — The International System of Units (Le Système International d'Unités) defined by an international gathering convened to establish agreements on the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
QUALITY FACTOR — The factor by which the absorbed dose (rad or gray) is to be multiplied to obtain a quantity that expresses, …
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DERIVED AIR CONCENTRATION — The concentration of radioactive material in air and the time of exposure to that radionuclide in hours. An NRC licensee …
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ANNUAL LIMIT ON INTAKE — The derived limit for the amount of radioactive material taken into the body of an adult worker by inhalation or …
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ЗИВЕРТ — Sievert
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